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Patna : In a fit of anger,  a man allegedly hacked to death his three sons and a daughter here besides critically injuring another girl child and his wife whom he had attacked with the same axe at his residence in Balaha Ali Gardanpur locality under Bhagwanpur police station in Siwan District in North Bihar on November 30, 2020, night.

Awadhesh Chaudhary, allegedly mentally unstable, picked up a quarrel with his family members at their residence in Balaha Ali Gardanpur locality.

Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Sadar, Siwan, Jitendra Pandey said, “Chaudhary picked up an axe and began attacking his wife and children. His eldest daughter Jyoti Kumar, 18, and sons : Abhishek Kumar, 14, Bhola Kumar, 12,  and Mukesh Kumar, 10, died on the spot. ” His younger daughter Anjali Kumari, 14 years, and wife Rita Devi, sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Patna Medical College & Hospital (PMCH)  for treatment.”

SDPO Pandey said that the accused, in his confessional statement, claimed to have dialled up the district magistrate and superintendent of police” after his rage subsided and he was overcome by guilt but “nobody picked up the phone”.Ppolice have arrested Awadhesh.
The house has been sealed and forensic experts have been summoned from Muzaffarpur for further investigation, SDPO Pandey said.