Following a family dispute, a man in J&K's Udhampur allegedly murdered his mother-in-law, critically injuring his wife along with his sister-in-law, said the police on Monday.
Suresh Kumar attacked the trio with a sharp-edged weapon at Kiya village in the Ram Nagar area of Udhampur district on Sunday night, the officials said.
They said Kumar fled the scene after leaving his mother-in-law Shanti Devi, wife Lalita, and sister-in-law Anju Devi in a pool of blood.
While Devi was declared brought dead at a hospital by the doctors, the two other women were referred to the district hospital Udhampur for specialized treatment, the officials said.
A case was registered and efforts are underway to nab the accused who is absconding, they added.
Rakesh, the brother-in-law of the accused, said he was under the influence of liquor when he came to their home and axed to death his mother besides injuring his wife and her sister.
He said his sister and Kumar’s wife had a fight with him over some issue a few days back and he was pressing her to return.
“He should be arrested and handed an exemplary punishment for killing my mother and injuring my sisters,” he said.
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