Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Mar 1: A techie employed with a private firm here murdered his wife and a 30-month-old child before ending his own life by hanging. The incident happened at Someshwara Nagara within the limits of Yelahanka New Town police station on Tuesday February 28.

Apparently the murders took place because of rage arising out of protracted quarrel between the couple.

Meenakshi (30) from Darbanga district in Bihar, her husband, Amit Kumar Jha (35), and the couple's two-and-half year old daughter, Manya, lost their lives in this incident. The incident happened in the rented home of the couple.

The child was forced to eat the poison. In all likelihood, Meenakshi also was fed poison by Jha. Her neck bore injury marks and blood was seen to have oozed out of her nose. Amit Jha's body bore injury marks made with a knife in his stomach and chest areas. It is not clear whether he stabbed himself with the knife before hanging himself, or someone else attacked him, police officials said. They are investigating the murders and hope to unravel the mystery soon.