Man arrested for killing his two children

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 31, 2022

A man identified as Jefferson Jana was arrested for allegedly murdering his two children.

The bodies of two minors have been recovered at Wahktieh forest in Nongrah on Tuesday morning.

Sources informed that the accused was arrested hours after the incident and was taken by the police for medical check-up.

Investigation will immediately start, they said.

Earlier, the headman of Nongrah Nonglum informed that Jana used to take out his two children of the age of 4 and 2 years but when they did not return home on Monday evening, the mother immediately filed an FIR with the Rynjah police station at 11 pm.

Taking swift action, the police along with members of the dorbar shnong had organized a search operation but they could not find the two children.

He however said that it was around 8.30 am today that he had received a call from people informing about two bodies lying inside the forest.

A case has been registered and police are conducting a manhunt to nab the accused.