Software engineer Sumit Kumar, who allegedly killed his spouse and 3 youngsters here the remaining week, had been arrested from Karnataka, police said on Wednesday.
The Ghaziabad police arrested Kumar with the assistance of the Udipi police on Tuesday night. Three teams have been deputed to nab him.
On the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, Kumar allegedly served sedative-laced beverages to his wife Anshu Bala (32), son Prathimesh (5), daughter Akriti, and son Arav (twins, elderly four) after which he slit their throats, police had stated.
Our bodies were determined 22 hours after the incident on Sunday, following a video posted by Kumar on his circle of relatives WhatsApp group, wherein he admitted to the killings.
Kumar had said in the video that he could commit suicide and had purchased poison.
After being alerted, police recovered our bodies from Kumar’s flat and dispatched them for post-mortem.
Police will produce Kumar earlier than the media later in the day, SP (metropolis) Shlok Kumar said.
It was initially suspected that Kumar had purchased potassium cyanide from a clinical store in Gyan Khand. However, Mukesh, who was arrested on Monday, denied that he had offered potassium cyanide to Kumar. Mukesh claimed that he charged Kumar for cyanide, but gave him a few other sedatives.
A thorough seek was launched via the drugs department at the scientific save; however, cyanide was not determined.
Kumar turned into a drug addict and frequently purchased capsules for his personal use. Due to this dependency, he faced economic disaster and lost his activity, police had stated.
Kumar, a native of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, married Anshu in 2011. He misplaced his activity in December last year. PTI
