NEW DELHI: A man allegedly murdered his wife and son to death in northwest Delhi’s Shakurpur. After the incident, the accused confessed to his crime, and he was arrested. He suspected that his wife had extramarital affairs.The accused was identified as Brajesh, a native of Auraiya in UP, who was currently living with his family at a rented accommodation in Shakurpur. He works as a labourer at a factory and does packaging work for bulb holders.On Saturday around 3 am, a PCR call was made to the Subhash Place police station regarding the incident. The caller claimed that he had killed his wife and son. “Immediately, a team from the local police station reached the spot and found the two injured persons who were lying in a pool of blood. The accused was at his house with his four-year-old son. Both the victims were taken to the hospital, where they were declared dead,” an officer said.Deputy commissioner of police (northwest) Jitendra Kumar Meena said during the inquiry, it was revealed that Brajesh, who is an alcoholic, had doubts that his wife, whom he married in 2016, was having an extramarital affair. “He killed his 24-year-old wife and his 18-month-old son with a sharp-edged weapon,” the DCP said. The throats of both victims were found to be slit.Investigators suspect that the four-year-old child might have seen the horrific crime, but he was in shock and was not able to say anything. They suspect that the accused killed both the persons in their sleep around 2 am. “When we arrived, the accused was in shock and sitting near the bodies,” the officer said.Cops have questioned his neighbours and other people to get clues about the incident. “It is being claimed that he was drunk at the time of the incident, but we are waiting for a medical report that will clear things up. He also suspected that the child, who was murdered, was born out of an extra-marital affair. The couple used to have regular fights,” the officer said.A case was filed under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC, and the accused arrested.
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