Jharkhand: Murder and suicide suspected as police find bodies

The stepson of a couple in Dhanbad town is suspected of killing them and their son before committing suicide, according to an initial investigation.

Dhanbad:A married couple, their son and a stepson were found dead at their home in Dhanbad town in Jharkhand on Monday. The bodies of Munna Yadav (45), his wife Meena Devi (35), and sons Rahul (20) and Rohit (14) were found at their rented accommodation on Gandhi Road in Dhansar area, police said.

It is suspected that Rahul, who is Meena's son from her previous marriage, stabbed the others to death and then slit his throat with a sharp weapon, police said after the initial investigation. The neighbours spotted the bodies after seeing blood in the house. All the four were found in a pool of blood after police broke in as the door was locked from inside, an officer said.

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Two sharp weapons were recovered from the room, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police Manoj Swargyari said the incident appears to be the result of a family dispute. 'The bodies were sent for post-mortem. An investigation is underway,' he told reporters. Meena married Munna after the death of her first husband and had another son Rohit.

Munna was working at a local factory, police said. Neighbours told police that Rahul was living elsewhere and came to Dhanbad last month to live with the family. Since then, fights within the family were regular.

With agency inputs