Retd armyman kills wife, son; dies by suicide
KANPUR, Feb. 17 -- A 52-year-old retired armyman, who was a Kargil war veteran, allegedly shot his wife and 16-year-old son dead with a double-barrelled gun at their home here in Sen Pashchim Para area, before dying by suicide on a nearby railway track on Monday morning, police said.
The retired serviceman, identified as Chetram Kumar, a resident of Tulsiyapur's Nai Basti, allegedly turned his licensed firearm on his wife, Sunita 40, and their son Deep, 16, following a suspected domestic row.
After the killings, Kumar reportedly walked out, locked the main gate from the outside to delay discovery, and trekked nearly two kilometres to the railway tracks near Kathogar village where he allegedly jumped before a moving train and died.
The double murder came to light only after the local police, while attempting to identify the body found on the Bhaupur railway tracks, reached Kumar's residence and found the bodies of his wife and son lying there in a pool of blood.
Meanwhile, additional commissioner of police (law and order) Vipin Tada said a domestic dispute seems to have occurred late on Sunday night, following which Kumar allegedly shot his wife. The son is believed to have rushed in after hearing the gunshot and was also shot.
Pradeep Singh, SHO, Sen Pashchim Para police station, said, "The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination and we are investigating the motive behind the extreme step. We are looking into all possible angles."...
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