Woman, 3 children found murdered in Delhi; husband on run
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New Delhi: A gruesome quadruple murder has sent shockwaves through outer Delhi’s Samaypur Badli area after a woman and her three minor daughters were found with their throats slit on Wednesday morning. Police have identified the woman’s husband, Munchun Kewat, as the prime suspect. He is currently absconding.
The victims were discovered inside their rented accommodation in Chandan Park. The deceased woman, Anita, lived there with her husband and their three daughters, aged three, four and five. Kewat, a native of Patna in Bihar, worked as a vegetable vendor at Azadpur Mandi.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Hareshwar V. Swami, a PCR call was received around 8:00 am from the Chandan Park area. “Upon reaching the spot, officers found the woman and her three daughters with their throats slit using a sharp-edged weapon. The husband is missing and is our primary suspect. The motive is not yet clear, but preliminary information suggests there was a domestic dispute on Tuesday night,” he said.
A senior police officer said that crime scene investigators and forensic experts were immediately deployed. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination to determine the precise cause of death.
Neighbours expressed shock over the brutality of the incident. One resident who first noticed something amiss said he heard continuous crying around 7:00 am.
“I initially thought a child had fallen, but the crying did not stop. When I went to check, I realised what had happened,” the neighbour said, adding that the family had been living in the area for about six to seven months. He further noted that Kewat typically left home around 4:00 am to sell ginger, and that neighbours came across the bodies around 6:00 am.
Police said multiple teams have been formed to trace and apprehend the accused. The four bodies have been shifted to a mortuary for post-mortem examination. A case has been registered under Section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
With IANS inputs