India, Aug. 10 -- A 29-year-old man allegedly strangled his wife and two young daughters in their sleep at their home in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar after a fight over the wife's wish to go meet her family on Rakshabandhan, police said on Saturday.

The accused, identified as Pardeep Kashyap, was arrested at around 12 PM-2 PM and booked for triple murder. Police said the victims - his wife, 28-year-old Jayshree Kashyap, and daughters Ishika, 7, and Antu, 5 - were found dead in their bedroom on Saturday morning.

According to police, Pardeep had frequent fights with Jayshree and often hit her.

Investigators said the couple argued late on Friday night after she expressed a desire to visit her family in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, for R...