Man 'kills' wife, 3 kids in Varanasi; found dead of gunshot wound

A man allegedly shot his wife and three children dead in Uttar Pradeshs Varanasi the officials said on Tuesday adding that he was out on bail in a murder case reported the PTIThe body of the man was also found by UP Police on Tuesday evening they addedAccording to the PTI the incident took place in the Bhaidani area here on Monday night when Rajendra Guptas wife Neetu Gupta 45 their sons Navnendra 25 and Subendra 15 and daughter Gaurangi 16 were fast asleep Deputy Commissioner of Police Kashi Zone Gaurav Banswal saidThe familys tenants got to know about the incident on Tuesday afternoon and informed policeBanswal said the Police Control Room was alerted following which a team was rushed to the spot According to the DCP Rajendra Guptas mother told police that there were daily disputes between her daughterinlaw and son due to ongoing family issuesThe police have also seized empty shells of pistol bullets from the house the DCP saidRajendra Gupta had gone missing from the spot after the incident Officials zeroed in on the liquor businessman who had a murder case pending against him since 1997 and was out on bail as the main suspect and launched a search for him as per the PTIAdditional Police Commissioner Sanjeev Kumar Sharma said Guptas body was found from Sadarpur village located within the Rohaniya police station limits on Tuesday eveningGupta died of a gunshot wound Sharma said adding that authorities are probing whether he died by suicide or if someone killed him as per the PTIThe police said they are trying to ascertain the motive behind the killings and a detailed probe is underwayMan held for killing brotherinlaw for illtreating his sisterMeanwhile in an another incident the Delhi Police has arrested a 24yearold man for allegedly killing his brotherinlaw by smashing his head with a grind stone before stabbing him multiple times in the Khichripur area of east Delhi officials said on Tuesday as per the PTIThe accused Manish Kumar was reportedly upset over his brotherinlaw humiliating harassing and thrashing his sister under the influence of alcohol after their marriage police saidOn November 2 a PCR call was received about a quarrel in Khichripur On reaching the spot the police found the caller Manish Kumar in the kitchen area on the third floor of the houseDuring preliminary questioning Kumar confessed to killing his brotherinlaw Abhisek alias Hallan with the help of an accomplice Deputy Commissioner of Police East Apoorva Gupta said in a statementwith PTI inputs