A man was here for allegedly killing two children over suspicion that his wife had an extra-marital affair, the police said on Saturday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Rohtash who is a resident of Nirmalpur village here and was engaged in the profession of tailoring.
"He stabbed his four children with a pair of scissors. One died on spot, another died during the treatment while the other two are still critical. He did this suspecting his wife of having an illicit affair. Blood stained scissors have also been recovered from his possession," Additional Superintendent of Police (Ad. SP) (Rural) Moradabad Uday Shankar Singh told .
Rohtash suspected that all his children belonged to the man whom he was in an extra-marital affair with.
"On June 9, he conspired to kill his wife and four children. At around 10:30 p.m. at night, he went upstairs where his three children - Ravi, Aakash and Saloni and stabbed them. After that he went downstairs and stabbed his fourth child Shiv and also attacked his wife," Singh said.
Ravi and Aakash died during the incident while Shiv and Saloni are in critical condition. Following the incident, he had fled but was apprehended by the police.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the law and further investigation in the matter is underway.
( With inputs from ANI )