Man attempts suicide, poisons daughters after losing wife to Covid 19

New Delhi, September 20

In a shocking case reported from Rajasthan’s Barmer district, a man allegedly poisoned his four minor daughters and dumped them in a water tank before taking the poison himself. 

The police said the minor girls succumbed, the man was rushed to a hospital where he is under treatment.

The police said victim, Pukharam, a resident of Poshal village in Barmer’s Sheo area.was upset after losing his wife three months ago. 

Pukharam has four daughters -- Vasundhara (1.5), Lakshmi (3), Noji (5) and Jeeyo (8) -who were being taken care of at the house of his in-laws.

As per case details, Pukharam slipped into depression after the demise of his wife and was worried about bringing up his daughters. 

The officials added that he also A wanted to marry his sister-in-law for raising his children. However, his in-laws had turned down his marriage proposal, which further left him upset. 

Pukharam brought his daughters from his in-laws’ place to his village on September 17 at night and gave them poison. After they lost consciousness, he dumped them in a water tank. Later, he consumed insecticide to kill himself.

The police have recorded his statement where he has confessed to having committed the crime. After post-mortem examination, the bodies of the deceased girls were given to the family members.

The police will register a case after monitoring the victim's condition.