Guwahati, Nov 13 A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his father and two minor siblings to death in Assam’s Sribhumi district in the early hours of Friday, police said.
His mother and another sibling were injured in the attack, and admitted to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), they said.
“All the five injured persons were taken to a local government hospital, where doctors declared two of the minor boys dead on arrival, and their father succumbed to injuries during initial treatment,” Officer-in-Charge of Nilambazar police station, Ananda Medhi, said.
The deceased were identified as Khalil Uddin (55), and his sons Jahangir Hussain (8) and Alam Uddin (6).
Khalil’s wife Aliya Begum (42) and son Altaf Hussain (14) suffered injuries, police said.
Medhi said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
Locals claimed that the 22-year-old accused was addicted to alcohol and other contraband substances.
The suspected weapon used in the attack has been recovered and will be sent for forensic tests, the officer said.
The accused was booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for murder, attempt to murder and voluntarily causing grievous hurt with dangerous weapons, he added.
Further investigation is underway.
(PTI News)
