Ludhiana : Mayur Vihar property dealer kills Four of his family

Ludhiana : Mayur Vihar property dealer kills Four of his family

Ludhiana : Mayur Vihar property dealer kills Four of his family

 Amrit Sidhu   

Ludhiana : A 60-year-old property dealer on Tuesday killed four of his family members by slitting their throats with an axe at Mayur Vihar here.

He then fled in his Swift car and later burnt the vehicle on Hambran Road.

Police outside the Mayur Vihar house in Ludhiana where the murders took place. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

His dispute with his son's in-laws is said to be the cause behind the killings. However, the exact cause is still a mystery to the police.

The accused has been identified as Rajiv Soonda. The deceased are his wife, Sunita 55; son Ashish 35; Ashish's wife Garima; and their 13-year-old son.

Additional DCP-1 Sameer Verma said the incident occurred at around 6.30 am. The police and forensic officials reached the spot.

Ludhiana : Mayur Vihar property dealer kills Four of his family

Police outside the Mayur Vihar house in Ludhiana where the murders took place. 

The ADCP said the accused had an altercation with the family members in the morning and his daughter-in-law Garima called her parents and told them to reach her house as she apprehended the accused, who was in a furious mood, might kill them. The moment Garima’s parents reached there, the accused answered the door. He asked them to sit inside before fleeing in his car.

He said Garima’s parents were shocked to see the family members lying dead inside. The bodies of the grandson and daughter-in-law of the accused were lying in one room, while the bodies of his wife and their son were lying in two other rooms, said the ADCP.

The accused left his mobile phone at home. He is yet to be arrested. Police have recovered the blood-stained axe from the house.