Jaipur, February 27 A man allegedly killed his 13-year-old son by cutting his throat with a sharp agricultural tool and later died by suicide after consuming poison in the Bhilwara district on Friday, police said.
Radheshyam Vaishnav, a resident of Badla village, is alleged to have attacked his son, Vansh Vaishnav, with a sharp sickle, and then consumed Sulphas tablets, according to Mandalgarh Circle Officer Babulal Bishnoi.
Villagers rushed him to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara, where he died during treatment.
Bishnoi said that the police received information from the villagers that Vaishnav had killed his 13-year-old son, Vansh, by cutting his throat.
A team from the Badliyas police station immediately reached the spot. The boy was living with his father and studying in class 8 at Kotdi. According to officials, Radheshyam's wife was staying at her parental home following a domestic dispute.
A team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) was called to the spot.
A post-mortem of both bodies was conducted by a medical board, and the bodies were handed over to the family.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway, he said.
