Trader kills daughter, mother: commits suicide

Ahmedabad, Mar 10 (UNI) In a shocking incident, a shopkeeper murdered his mother and two young daughters before committing suicide in Mrudula Park-II society in Sola area on the Western outskirts of the city today.

Rajendra Dhanjibhai Patel (37) hanged his two daughters -- Khusali (8) and Nandini (4)--and suffocated his mother Madhuben (60) at his residence this morning. Subsequently, Rajendra hanged himself from the ceiling fan to end his life, police sources said.

However, his wife Lalita (35), who is a teacher in nearby Sarthak Primary School, was not present in the house when the incident took place, police said.

According to Lalita, the family was neither in financial nor in any social problem which could force her husband to take such a drastic step.

Police have registered a case of suicide and mass murders.

UNI