Mentally disturbed man axes wife, seven minor children to death in Pak's Punjab province
Lahore, Apr 11: In a gruesome incident, a poverty-stricken man allegedly axed to death his wife and seven minor children in the Punjab province of Pakistan on Thursday, police said.
Sajjad Khokhar, a labourer by profession, attacked his wife Kausar, 42, and seven children -- four daughters and three sons, aged between eight months and 10 years -- with an axe killing them on the spot in Alipur, Muzaffargarh district, some 350 km from here.
Police said the accused was mentally disturbed over financial issues and he often had quarrels with his wife.
The man has been arrested and a case registered against him. The suspect confessed to his crime claiming that he had taken this extreme step as he could not feed his children any more, the police said.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has expressed her grief over the killing of innocent children and sought a report from the Inspector General of Police.
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23-year-old man shot dead in Jharkhand's Chatra
Chatra (PTI): A 23-year-old man was allegedly shot dead in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened near Dhamdhama village on the Chatra-Simariya Road on Friday when the deceased, identified as Karamjeet Kumar alias Vikas Saw, was returning home from court after recording his statement in a case, they said.
"Four rounds were fired, two of which hit him," said Awadhesh Kumar Singh, the in-charge of the Sadar police station.
Efforts are being made to identify those behind the shooting, he said.
