A man committed suicide after slitting the throats of his wife and daughter in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said on Thursday.
The bodies of Ishrafil, 40, Shamina, 39, and their daughter Asma Kjatoon, 19, were found at their house in Dihimurup village early on Thursday.
According to police, Ishrafil killed his wife and daughter and then consumed poison.
Police said Ishrafil had an illicit relation with a woman of his village and used to beat his wife over this issue.
Police suspect he had a quarrel with his wife on Wednesday which led to the crime.
--IANS
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