Man kills mother-in-law; injures wife, minor daughter

\ New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) A 28-year-old man killed his\mother-in-law and injured his wife, minor daughter and two\others in Malviya Nagar area of south Delhi this evening.\ The accused, identified as Chintu, also sustained severe\injuries as he was held and thrashed by neighbours who managed\to catch hold of him, said a senior police officer.\ Chintu allegedly had strained relations with his wife Renu\who had left him and was staying at her parents\\’ place and had\even filed for divorce from him, the officer added.\ Chintu attacked Renu with a large tent nail at her\parents\\’ house in Jatav Basti around 7.45 pm and when his\mother-in-law Roshan intervened, he hit her on the head,\police said.\ His father-in-law Trilok Chand, brother-in-law, daughter\Neha and Renu were also injured in the attack and are\currently undergoing treatment at AIIMS where there condition\is stated to be critical, said the officer.\ While Chintu was attacking his wife Renu, his children\Neha (7) and Laddoo (5) started crying for help and in a fit\of rage, he pushed Neha off the terrace.\ When neighbours heard cries for help from the house, they\came and managed to catch hold of Chintu who was trying to\flee and beat him up, police said.\ He is currently admitted in AIIMS and is in a critical\condition, police said.\ Renu\\’s family members claimed she was being harassed by\Chintu and his family for dowry and upset by their constant\demands, she had left him and was staying at her parents\\’\place, said the officer.\ Renu and Chintu\\’s families had arrived at an arrangement\that she would stay at her parents\\’ house but Chintu didn\\’t\accept this arrangement.\ In a fit of rage, he attacked Renu and his family. PTI SLB\\ZMN\