AGARTALA - A 40-year-old man killed his parents and wife in presence of his five-year-old daughter following a domestic quarrel in Tripura, police said Saturday.
Arjun Biswas killed his 70-year-old father, 60-year-old mother and 35-year-old wife at their residence in Maubazar township, about 130 km south of here, late Friday.
“Biswas killed his father Niranjan Biswas, mother Subha Biswas, and wife Kana Biswas, following heated squabbles,” south Tripura district police chief Krishnendu Chakraborty said.
Biswas was arrested immediately after the incident.
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