NEW DELHI: An unemployed man allegedly killed his six-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter at their residence in northwest Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh on Sunday. The accused, identified as Madhur Malaani (44), then jumped to his death in front of a metro train at Haiderpur Badli Mor station.

The cops said, prima facie, it appeared that the man was depressed.

According to police, they received a call around 7pm on Sunday from the mother of the kids, informing them about the murders. The deceased were identified as Siransh and Sumiksha.

While Sumiksha’s body — found on the bed — had froth coming out of her mouth and blood near her face, Siransh’s body was found in another room.

Malaani’s wife, Rupali, told the cops that she had left home around 3.30pm for some work. “Both the children were alone with their father,” she said. When Rupali returned, she found the house locked. After knocking on the door and receiving no response, she asked the house owner to provide her the spare keys and opened the door.

Rupali told police that she suspected her husband of killing their kids. The cops formed a team to track the accused. They received information that Malaani was seen moving towards Haiderpur station.

Around 6pm, Malaani jumped in front of a metro train at Haiderpur Badli Mor station on the Yellow Line. Probe revealed that he was under depression and had been jobless for months.

“We have registered a case of murder and investigations are going on,” said DCP (northwest) Vijayanta Arya.

