Mass murder, suicide in Bihar: 4 bodies with slit throats recovered in govt quarters, woman cop’s husband found hanging

In a shocking incident, a man killed four members of his family, including a constable wife, in Bihar's Bhagalpur area before hanging himself.

The incident took place in the government quarters of a female police officer located at a police line in Bhagalpur.

The husband allegedly suspected that his constable wife was having an extra-marital affair. He allegedly slit the throats of his spouse, two children and mother before ending his life.

"The incident might have taken place in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. According to locals, a milkman saw the bodies lying in pools of blood and informed Neetu Kumari's neighbours," PTI quoted Bhagalpur Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vivekanand as saying.

The deceased constable has been identified as Neetu Kumari while her husband was Pankaj. The constable was posted at the SSP office in Bhagalpur.

SSP Bhagalpur Anand Kumar said that bodies of five people were found in the government quarters of a female police officer in the police line. "Out of which 4 people were murdered by slitting their throats and the body of the woman police officer's husband was found hanging from a roof,” Kumar told ANI.

After getting information about the incident, police team rushed to the spot and found some bodies on the bed and some on the floor while Pankaj's body was found hanging from the ceiling.

Kumar added that a suicide note has also been recovered which appears to be written by the woman police officer's husband in which it has been mentioned that the woman police officer had an illicit relationship with someone.

A special team has been formed to investigate the incident, said the officer.

Police are investigating the matter. According to locals, Neetu and Pankaj had a heated argument over some trivial issue outside their quarters in the Police Lines on Monday night, said official.