Overview
- Police identified the accused as Munchun Kewat, who was taken into custody in Kishangarh after fleeing the Samaypur Badli crime scene.
- Investigators say he told them financial pressure, gambling losses and alleged threats from a lender drove the killings, a claim now being verified.
- Forensic findings confirm all four victims—Anita and her daughters aged three, four and five—died from sharp‑edged injuries, with no signs of sedation.
- According to police, he planned the attack, bought a ₹90 knife, killed his wife around 4 am, then fatally attacked the children after one woke up.
- Delhi Police formed multi‑state teams, scanned more than 800 CCTV cameras using facial recognition, and are now searching for the weapon and pursuing court remand.