Assam school teacher held for killing wife, three children over financial distress

A 48-year-old school teacher, Firoz, has been arrested in Assam’s Dhemaji district for allegedly murdering his wife and three children with an axe due to financial distress. The incident took place at the Telem area of Dhemaji on Wednesday morning. Firoz's wife, Sinowara Begum, aged 33, and their children - aged 13, 8, and 5 - were found dead.

Locals apprehended Ali, who was then handed over to the police. A case was registered and authorities are conducting further investigations. The officer-in-charge of the Simenchapori Police Station, Jitendra Borah, stated that bodies were recovered from the house and sent to Dhemaji Civil Hospital for postmortem. Borah mentioned that they are questioning Firoz and other family members and persons familiar with the case.

Firoz, who worked as a teacher at a private English-medium school in the area, claimed that he was unable to provide a proper life for his family with his 10,000 salary. He confessed to killing his family because he could not cope with his financial situation, as described when he was caught by the locals. A video of his statement was later shared on social media.

Upon hearing the news, locals described Firoz as "generally calm" and said that they had never seen him behaving violently. However, they had heard loud screams from inside the house on Wednesday morning. When the door was broken open, they found Firoz holding a blood-stained axe. Police have recovered an axe allegedly used in the killings and plan to send it for forensic examination. The officer-in-charge confirmed that the deceased individuals had injury marks on various parts of their bodies.