10 of family hacked to death in Amethi

AMETHI: A man allegedly hacked to death 10 of his family members and then committed suicide in

Mahona

locality of Amethi, police said on Tuesday.

45-year-old Jamaluddin first fed pesticide to 12 family members and later hacked to death 10 of them. He then hanged himself, Superintendent of Police, Santosh Kumar Singh said.

All the 11, including Jamaluddin, died on the spot. His wife, the lone survivor, has been admitted to a hospital in

Jagdishpur

. The police are waiting for her to regain consciousness to ask her about the sequence of events.
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