Lucknow, August 30: In a shocking incident,  a man from Lakhnaur village in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district allegedly murdered his wife and two children on Wednesday over a dispute with this family. According to a tweet by ANI, the man fled after informing the police about it. The Police was quoted by ANI saying that the man had called them to confess about his crime and said he would commit suicide. "He called us, confessed and said he's going to commit suicide too. Later we received info that he jumped into Ghaghara river, we're looking for his body", the Police added.

According to details by Police, the man, identified as Lakshmi Shankar Maurya, strangled his wife, Dimple, and killed his two daughters by drowning them in a tub. "At 3:38 pm on Wednesday, Lakshmi called police and informed that he has killed his wife Dimple and their two daughters. Lakshmi added that he is going to commit suicide", Assistant Superintendent of Police Shailendra Kumar Srivastava informed.

Srivastava informed that when a police team reached the crime scene, they found the three dead bodies. Their neighbours informed that Lakshmi has left the house. According to a report by ANI, following the incident, the cyber cell traced his phone in Turtipur. "When the police visited the site, they were informed by an eyewitness that a man came, left his motorcycle and phone, and jumped in the Ghaghara river. Till now, we have not found his dead body and the search operation is on," Srivastava added.

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