Man strangles wife, children

A man allegedly killed his wife and two children by throttling them at his father-in-law's house here today, police said.

Surender, who had taken his family to the residence yesterday, is being questioned, they said.

When his father-in-law left this morning, he allegedly killed his wife, son and daughter (both aged under five years),Meerpet police station Inspector A Man Mohan said.

"The exact motive is being ascertained," Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat told PTI.

The bodies were shifted to a state-run hospital for post-mortem, the Inspector said, adding, they were verifying whether the murders were committed due to some "family issue.