Jharkhand Shocker: 40-year-old dentist poisons daughters, commits suicide

Hazaribag: In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old dental surgeon allegedly poisoned his two minor daughters and later slit his wrist in Bishnu Puri locality in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Monday afternoon.

The exact cause has not yet been established, but a family feud is suspected to be a reason, a police officer said.

The deceased has been identified as Raj Kumar and his daughters Anvi Raj (8) and Adhya Raj (5).

Raj Kumar fatally slit his wrist veins after poisoning his two daughters, identified as Anvi Raj (8) and Adhya Raj (5), to death in Bishnu Puri locality under Hazaribag Sadar police station, the officer said.

Kumar's clinic was situated in the busy Nawabganj locality of Hazaribag town.

According to the relatives of the victim, the doctor picked up his two daughters on his scooter under the pretext of purchasing gifts for them as they had performed well in their school examinations, the results of which were declared on Monday.

However, he took them to their residence and broke open the door as the keys were with his wife. He then forced his two daughters to consume poison and slit his wrist veins with a sharp weapon, police said.

All three were rushed to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College, Hazaribag after residents informed family members and police.

However, they all succumbed soon after admission to the hospital, police added.

SP Arvind Kumar Singh confirmed it was a case of murder-suicide.

The SP said he has directed police, including the SDPO (HQ), to probe the incident. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, he added.