Police said the man, who is a widower, was annoyed at his in-laws not agreeing to his marriage with his sister-in-law. (Representative image)
JAISALMER: A man in Sheo area of Barmer district allegedly poisoned his four daughters, threw them in a water tank and consumed poison himself. The four daughters died, while the man, who is in a serious condition, is being treated at a Barmer hospital.
Police said the man, who is a widower, was annoyed at his in-laws not agreeing to his marriage with his sister-in-law. The man’s wife died three months ago due to Covid. His in-laws have lodged a case against him for murdering the daughters.
Barmer SP Anand Sharma said the accused, one Purkharam was a resident of Poshal village. His wife died three months ago after which his four daughters were being raised at his in-laws’ house. Purkharam was depressed after his wife’s death and was worried about raising his daughters.
SP said that Purkharam on Friday night brought his four daughters Jeeyo (8) Noji (5), Lakshmi (3) and Vasundhara (1.5) to his village. Late in the night he gave poison to all the four daughters and threw them in a water tank when they became unconscious and later, he tried to commit suicide by consuming insecticide.
SP said that Purkharam wanted to marry his sister-in-law to raise his daughters. He kept the proposal before his in-laws but they did not agree. Annoyed by this, he took the extreme step.
A suicide note has been found from his phone. Purkharam is undergoing treatment at the district hospital. The daughters’ bodies were handed over to the family members after postmortem by the medical board. Police have recorded the statement of Purkharam and he has confessed his crime.
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