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Man accused of killing four people arrested in Dhanbad

Jharkhand police have arrested a man for murdering his wife, two daughters, and their tuition teacher. The police said he confessed that he originally wanted to murder his friend Roshan for cheating him in a business partnership, incurring him losses worth several lakhs of Rupees. However, he was worried about the future of his family. According to the police, the accused killed his wife and children "in a bid to save them from problems" that may follow his capture.

Man accused of killing wife, daughters and tuition teacher held
Man accused of killing wife, daughters and tuition teacher held

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Published : Apr 18, 2021, 12:02 PM IST

Updated : Apr 18, 2021, 1:15 PM IST

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand): Jharkhand police on Saturday arrested a man accused of killing his wife, two minor daughters and their tuition teacher in Jamshedpur. The incident took place on 12 April.

The police have arrested the accused Deepak Kumar, an employee of a private steel manufacturing company in Jharkhand. Police said Kumar confessed that he originally wanted to murder his friend Roshan for cheating him in a business partnership, incurring him losses worth several lakhs of Rupees.

Man accused of killing four people arrested in Dhanbad

However, he was worried about the future of his family. According to the police, the accused killed his wife and children "in a bid to save them from problems" that may follow his capture.

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He first killed his wife and daughters and dumped their bodies in a room. The police investigation also claims to reveal that Kumar murdered his daughters' tuition teacher who spotted dead bodies at his place.

According to police, Kumar threatened her to remain quiet but later killed her worrying if she would reveal the murders to the police. An investigation by police revealed that he strangulated the tuition teacher to death and raped her dead body.

Deepak had also invited Roshan and his wife to lunch at his house where he had plans to kill them.

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After that as per the schedule, Roshan along with his wife and brother-in-law reached Deepak's house to have dinner. During this Roshan along with his wife took their child to the washroom.

In the meantime, Deepak attacked Roshan's brother-in-law, Ankit, with a hammer, seriously injuring him.

After this, Deepak also attacked Roshan and escaped from there.

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He fled to Rourkela, Puri, Ranchi and was finally nabbed by Dhanbad police while he was trying to deposit money in the bank.

Last Updated : Apr 18, 2021, 1:15 PM IST

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