The police have not yet clarified the motive behind the murders. (Representative)
Lucknow:
A man allegedly strangled his wife and two children and kept them in his home for nearly two days, police said Sunday.
Police arrested Ramlagan Gautam on Sunday on charges of murdering his wife Jyoti, 30, and children Payal and Anand, aged six and three.
DCP (South) Tej Swaroop Singh told reporters that Ramlagan Gautam, a native of Balrampur district, was living in a rented house in an area under the jurisdiction of Nearlyur police station.
He said the murders were discovered on Sunday afternoon when the owner of the house, one Dhirendra Kumar, who lived nearby, visited it.
“A foul smell was coming from the house. The landlord immediately went outside Ramlagan’s room on the first floor. When he peeked in through a window, he saw Jyoti’s body lying on the floor. He immediately alerted the police Singh said.
According to a preliminary investigation, Gautam killed his wife and children on the night of Thursday to Friday, he said.
The police have sent the bodies for post-mortem examination. They have yet to determine the motive behind the murders.
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