Man arrested for killing five person, including two minor daughters

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A 40-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly killed five persons, including his two minor daughters, his brother, a passer-by and a police officer, and injured two others including his wife, at Ramchandraghat in Khowai district, nearly 50 kilometres from Agartala on Friday late night, officials said. Pradip Debroy, the accused, was arrested and would be forwarded to court on Saturday.

Police said that the accused neither has any past criminal record nor history of psychological problems as per their preliminary investigation.

“We registered a case. The motive behind the incident is still unclear. Our investigation is on,” said a senior police official.

According to people familiar with the matter, Pradip went out of control in a fit of aggression at around 11:30 pm on Friday and allegedly killed his daughters - Aditi Debroy (one-year-old) and Mandira Debroy, 7, with an iron shovel and also injured his wife, who managed to escape from the house.

Pradip later attacked and killed his brother Amalesh, who asked him to open the door and then moved out of the house and attacked a passer-by Krishna Das, who died on the spot, according to police. Krishna’s son received injuries from the attack and is currently admitted at Govind Ballabh Pant.

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