Palam Murder Case: Keshav was arrested after the bodies of the victims were found last night.
New Delhi:
A drug addict allegedly killed his entire family days after returning from a rehabilitation centre, a gruesome murder that sent shockwaves across Delhi. Police said the 25-year-old accused Keshav stabbed his parents, sister and grandmother to death over a domestic dispute.
Keshav was arrested when the bodies of the victims were found in his Palam home with stains of blood. Sharing details of the gruesome incident, the police said that he used a sharp object to slit her throat and also attacked her several times.
Police said the accused, who was allegedly unemployed since Diwali, was under the influence of drugs when he committed the murders.
The victims have been identified as his grandmother Deewana Devi (75), his father Dinesh (50), mother Darshana and sister Urvashi (18).
The bodies of his parents were found in the bathroom, while the bodies of his sister and grandmother were found in separate rooms.
The accused was in his house, apparently planning to escape, when he was caught by his relatives and handed over to the police.