A man killed his wife, son and daughter before committing suicide in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswa district, police said on Friday.
The incident took place in Dolserai Dumar village.
Police said Sehrai Hembram, 42, used a sickle to first hack his wife Mahi, 33, to death and then attacked his four children.
Two of them -- Sabita, 6, and one-year-old Badai -- died. Two others -- Pinki, 8, and Sameer, 10 -- were injured.
Later, he committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan. Police said that he was mentally ill.
--IANS
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