Bombay: Police have arrested a man for killing his 40-year-old elder brother, his pregnant wife and his minor son over a property dispute in Maharashtra's Raigad district, an official said.
The bodies of the three family members – Madan Patil, his 35-year-old wife and 11-year-old son – were found behind their house on the banks of a river in Kalamb village in Karjat area on Sunday morning. The deceased woman was seven months pregnant, police said.
The victims were attacked with an axe, resulting in head injuries, according to reports. Police arrested Madan Patil's brother Hanumant Patil on Monday, a Neral police official said, adding that a property dispute led to the triple murder.
After killing the three persons on Sunday, the accused went to a Ganesh pandal at his close relative's house early Monday morning and sat outside the pandal to prove that he was there since the evening, the official said. However, his movements were captured by a CCTV camera where he was seen at what time he arrived and left the pandal.
Until he was arrested, the accused continued to mislead the police and deny his involvement in the crime, according to the official. After thorough interrogation, he confessed to having murdered the three persons, he added. Police added that a case has been initiated against the accused under relevant provisions for murder.