UP horror: Man kills 4 children by slitting their throat, hangs self with wife’s saree

Bareilly: A man killed his four children with a sharp weapon and then hanged himself using his wife’s saree in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur.
All the bodies were recovered from one room on Thursday morning. Police officials rushed to the spot after getting information and are investigating the matter. Initial investigations suggest that the man was mentally ill. He reportedly had an argument with his wife on Wednesday who had left the house.
Rajiv Katheria (36), a resident of Manpur Chachari village in the Roza police station area used to live with his wife, Kanti Devi, and their children Smriti (13 years), Kirti (9 years), Pragati (7 years), and Rishabh (5 years).
Police said that Kanti Devi went to her parental home in Kartoli village on Wednesday while Rajiv and the four children were at home.
SSP Rajesh Dwivedi said, “A man who was under mental stress because of a family dispute had killed his four children and later hanged himself to death. We have recovered the dead bodies and sent them for autopsy. We are speaking with the family members and taking necessary action.”
On Thursday morning, Rajiv's father, Prithviraj, who lived next door, called his grandson for tea, but there was no response from inside. After calling for a long time without any answer, he peeked inside the house from a window. The scene inside made him scream in horror. Thereafter, neighbours rushed to the house and informed the police.
A local resident, who doesn’t wish to be named, said, “The throats of all four children were slit with a sharp weapon. Inside, Rajiv was hanging from a hook with a sari. Rajiv met with an accident a year ago and since then he used to remain mentally ill because of the injury.’