Delhi Man, An Alcoholic, Tries To Kill Children After Argument With Wife: Cops

"Rakesh had a heated argument with his wife last night and then tried to kill their children, aged two and five. Later, he tried to commit suicide," a senior police officer said.

Delhi Man, An Alcoholic, Tries To Kill Children After Argument With Wife: Cops

Rakesh, a resident of JJ Colony, is an alcoholic and unemployed, the police said. (Representational)

New Delhi:

A 35-year-old man allegedly attacked his two minor children after a heated argument with his wife and later tried to take his own life too in northwest Delhi's Bharat Nagar area, police said today.

Rakesh, a resident of JJ Colony, is an alcoholic and unemployed, the police said.

"Rakesh had a heated argument with his wife last night and then tried to kill their children, aged two and five. Later, he tried to commit suicide," a senior police officer told Press Trust of India.

The man and his children are undergoing treatment at a hospital, police said.
 

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