Man hangs minor daughters, sends photo to wife

Chandrapur, Maharashtra: A college teacher hanged his two minor daughters, sent a WhatsApp picture to his estranged wife and then ended his life, early on Tuesday, police said.

The incident happened around 1am at the home of the 40-year-old deceased ITI teacher Rishikant C. Kudupalli, police official Sunil Kamble said.

As per a complaint lodged by the deceased’s brother, Gopal C. Kudupalli, Rishikant was very upset about his wife Pragati’s alleged affair with a local private driver, identified as Shahnawaz Khan.

A few days ago, Pragati eloped with Khan, deserting her husband and their two minor daughters — six-year-old Narayani and 18-month-old Kartiki.

Bitter over this, Rishikant hanged both his daughters, clicking their photos and after sending them to his wife, committed suicide at his home in Ballarpur, 170km from Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Their bodies were recovered early Tuesday morning by relatives and neighbours who informed the police, said Kamble.

Police have registered a case against Pragati and Khan under several sections of the Indian Penal Code including murder, abetment to suicide, torture and other sections.

“They are currently absconding and we have launched a search operation for them,” Kamble added.