Mumbai: A sensational incident has come to the fore in Mumbai. A 90-year-old man allegedly murdered his wife and handicapped daughter by slitting her throat with a knife. The police were surprised when the man revealed the reason behind committing the murder during interrogation. According to ANI, the police told that, the man told that, he used to take care of the daughter and wife. He was very worried about who would take care of his wife and daughter after his death. After which he killed both of them.
According to police sources, the man has been identified as Purushottam Gandhok. The incident is said to have taken place on the night of February 6 when Gandhok stabbed his 89-year-old wife and 55-year-old daughter to death one after the other. According to a report, after the incident, the Mumbai Police reached his house in Meghwadi. After this, the police sent both the bodies to the hospital for post-mortem and took Gandhok into custody. Later the police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Maharashtra| A 90y/o man, Purushottam Singh, arrested&sent to 3-day police custody after confessing to murdering his bed-ridden wife& mentally challenged daughter in Sher-e-Punjab Colony,as he was worried about what’d happen to them after he dies :Sr Insp Sanjiv Pimple,Meghwadi PS pic.twitter.com/1QBHmjcnQD
— ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2022
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According to the report, Purushottam Gandhok was living with his wife and mentally challenged daughter. The accused told the police that he and his daughter were almost completely dependent on him due to his wife’s age and certain ailments. Due to this he was worried that how else would the cow take care of both of them after which he took a big decision.