Jaipur, Feb 27 (PTI) A man allegedly killed his 13-year-old son by slitting his throat with a sharp agricultural tool and later died by suicide after consuming poison in Bhilwara district on Friday, police said.
Radheshyam Vaishnav, a resident of Badla village, allegedly hit his son Vansh Vaishnav with a sharp sickle and then consumed Sulphas tablets, Mandalgarh Circle Officer Babulal Bishnoi said.
Villagers rushed him to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara, where he died during treatment.
Bishnoi said police received information from the villagers that Vaishnav had killed his 13-year-old son Vansh by slitting his throat.
A team from the Badliyas police station immediately reached the spot. The boy was living with his father and studied in class 8 at Kotdi. Radheshyam’s wife was staying at her parental home following a domestic dispute, according to officials.
The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team was called to the spot.
A post-mortem of both bodies was conducted by a medical board, and the bodies were handed over to the family.
A case has been registered and further investigation is going on, he said. PTI SDA PRK
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