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Father detained after son and daughter-in-law are killed in Rajasthan

Father detained after son and daughter-in-law are killed in Rajasthan

Police say Ramchandra killed his son and daughter-in-law with a vehicle in Changoai village, in Rajasthan’s Churu district.

The victims were Ravindra and Mahindra, and the attack followed a family dispute over Ramchandra’s plan to run for village chief.

The argument continued at a grain-weighing business, where Ravindra and Mahindra had gone after leaving home.

Police have detained Ramchandra and seized the vehicle, according to one account.

The couple’s bodies were taken to a hospital mortuary, and police are investigating.

The village election is scheduled for November 16, though the accounts give differing ages for the couple’s daughter.

The case matters because a local election dispute ended in the deaths of two family members, leaving their young daughter without her parents.

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