Nagpur: A 38-year-old man killed his wife and
daughter and later tried to commit suicide at the north city area here in the early hours Friday, police said.
The accused Prakash Shinganapure killed his wife Pranita (34) and daughter Shreya (13) by attacking them with a sharp weapon while they were asleep at their home in Jagruti Nagar, they said.
Shinganapure later stabbed himself in the abdomen with
the weapon, police said adding that he was rushed to the
Mayo General Hospital for treatment.
Though the motive of the killings could not be known
immediately, police suspect domestic quarrel as one of the
reasons behind the crime.
Shinganapure's brother who is a constable in the GRP has
lodged a complaint with the police, they said.
PTI
First Published: Friday, April 08, 2011, 16:07