Man kills four of his family members, including parents in Delhi’s Palam

A 25-year-old man was arrested in the national capital for allegedly murdering four members of his family, including his parents, an official said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Keshav, was reportedly addicted to drugs.

Deputy police commissioner (Southwest) Manoj C said that they received a call around 10.30 pm on Tuesday in which a person reported noises in his neighbourhood after which the police immediately rushed to the location in the Palam area of southwest Delhi.

“After reaching the spot, the police found four people dead in their house, and the accused who was trying to escape was caught by the neighbours along with the police staff,” the DCP said.

Accordingly, the police registered an FIR under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and arrested the accused for allegedly killing his 75-year-old grandmother Diwano Devi, parents Dinesh and Darshan, and sister Urvashi with a sharp-edged weapon.

As per the preliminary investigation, the accused was not having a stable job and on Tuesday night, a quarrel among the family took a violent turn leading him to kill four members of his family.