Man kills wife and three children, then himself

The shocking incident took place around 5.30 a.m. in Kothrud locality. Parshuram Mallappa Kalkatti, a labourer from Karnataka, overpowered and strangulated his wife Gayatri, 30, and daughter Payal, 7, as they slept in their hutment.

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Kalkatti then dragged his second daughter Manisha, 5, and son Karan, 3, on the road and dumped them in a garbage van. As they shouted for help, he set them on fire, police said.

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Thereafter, he set himself on fire and sustained severe burn injuries. He was found dead later by locals.

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According to police, Gayatri's mother said that her son-in-law believed that he and his family were victims of black magic, which was responsible for the ills plaguing them.u00a0

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