Man detained for killing wife, son in Rajasthan

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A man allegedly killed his wife and 10-year-old son by hitting them with a stone in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, police said on Monday.

The incident occurred in Amarwasi village on Sunday night when the man had a heated argument with his wife, they said.

"In a fit of rage, he hit his wife with a stone leaving her dead. He also killed his 10-year old son Rahul with the same stone," SHO of Hanuman Nagar police station Mohammad Imran said.

He said the accused, a farmer, has been detained and being interrogated.

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