Salem (Tamil Nadu), Feb 19 (UNI) In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old man allegedly hacked his two children to death, while his wife and another daughter was seriously injured in the brutal attack over family feud at Krishnapuram village in Gangavalli taluk of Salem district on Wednesday.
Police said the neighbours noticed Thavamani (38), her two daughters Vidyadharani (13), Arul Kumari (10) and five-year-old son Arul Prakash lying unconscious in a pool of blood with multiple cut injuries in their house, this morning.
On being alerted, the Gangavalli police rushed to the spot and found Vidyadharani and Arul Prakash dead, the seriously injured Thavamani and Arul Kumari were rushed to Athur Government Hospital for treatment.
Preliminary investigations revealed that there was a frequent domestic quarrel between Thavamani and her husband Ashok Kumar, an autorickshaw driver over some family disputes.
Salem Superintendent of Police, Gautam Goyal along with fingerprint experts visited the house and held inquiry with the neighbours and relatives of Thavamani.
Gangavalli police have registered a case and taken Ashok Kumar into custody for investigation.
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