Kanpur: forensic professor ‘murders wife, two minor sons over Omicron fears’

A forensic science professor in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur killed his wife and two minor sons allegedly due to fears over the new coronavirus variant Omicron.

A report in News18 said that the accused who worked at a private medical college in the city, first strangulated his wife, then killed his son and daughter by smashing their skulls with a hammer.

Before leaving the house, the man informed his brother of the act through WhatsApp and said he was ‘fed up of counting dead bodies and that no would be spared by Omicron’.

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According to the texts, the accused said he was ‘liberating everyone’ of such a situation.

Police investigation has revealed that the professor was allegedly suffering from acute depression, for which he was also receiving treatment. Police sources said the accused had attempted to murder his wife in the past, as well.