Chaibasa, Jharkhand:
A woman and her two minor daughters were allegedly put to death by her husband in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said on Tuesday.
The suspect, who was reportedly drunk during the murder, was arrested.
The incident took place in Ludrabasa village under Muffasil police station on the intervening night of Monday to Tuesday.
Police said Gurucharan Padiya and his wife Jano often argued over his drinking habit.
Around 2.30am on Tuesday, they had an argument over some issue and in a fit of anger, Padiya picked up an ax and killed her and their daughters aged 5 and 1, police said.
The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.
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