Malle Harinder Goud, a dental technician, has been on the run since he allegedly throttled his wife M Jyothi (35), son Abhitej (6) and daughter Sahastra (4) on Monday, a senior official said.
He said financial troubles and resultant quarrels between Goud and his wife was the trigger behind the killings.
Goud has been facing financial hardships since the last two years as his dental lab in Malakpet area was not running well.
"Goud has been facing financial crisis since the last two years. His wife's father was supporting him financially and his wife had also been telling him to do some other work. Around three months ago, the lab was closed down due to which Goud and his wife were quarrelling over financial matters," Meerpet police station Inspector A Manmohan said, adding that Goud had been married since 2009.
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"As per his plan, Goud allegedly throttled Jyoti between 1600 and 1700 HRS on February 5 before throttling his children in their sleep," he said.
Goud's neighbours noticed the bodies of the trioin their house and alerted the police.
A case of murder was registered.
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