Man kills his 4 children after spat with wife

Apparently in a fit of rage after a quarrel with his wife, a man allegedly killed his three minor daughters and a two-year-old son in Churu district of Rajasthan, police said today.

According to police, the accused -- Gulab Khan had a verbal spat with his wife after which she left the house.

"Moments later, Khan, in a fit of rage, slit the throats of his four children with a knife and absconded," a police official said.

Police reached the spot after neighbours informed them about the quarrel and found the bodies of Shehnaz (8), Aarifa (6), Chunki (4), and Babu (2) in a pool of blood.
 

A search for the accused is on, police said.