Father hacks two kids to death in UP

A 40-year-old mentally-ill man Friday hacked his two children to death and critically injured the other two before shooting himself in Bhimnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, around 275 km from here.

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Police said the assailant had a "psychiatric record."

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The man, identified as Kailash, got up early in the morning and attacked his four sleeping children with a sharp farming tool.u00a0

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By the time his wife could overpower him, he had killed his daughter and son, aged 12 and 14. Two other children - 16-year-old Parveen and 14-year-old Dinesh Dinesh - were critically injured in the assault, according to police.u00a0

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The wife told police that after carrying out the assault, the man took out a country-made pistol and shot himself. He died on the spot.u00a0

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The four children were rushed to the Aligarh city hospital, where two of them were declared dead, while the other two were battling for their lives, police said.

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The wife of the assailant told police that her husband had undergone psychiatric treatment many times in the past.u00a0

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