Overview
- Police say Yashveer (also reported as Yashbir) Singh, 25, surrendered at the Laxmi Nagar station around 5 pm and confessed to killing his mother, sister and 14-year-old brother.
- Investigators report he described using dhatura-laced laddoos, giving pesticide to his mother, then strangling all three with a muffler, though the exact substances remain under verification.
- Two laddoos plus two sulphas packets were recovered from the Subhash Chowk home, with post-mortems completed and the bodies handed to relatives.
- An FIR has been registered and he has been booked for murder as police also test a possible failed suicide pact and scrutinize inconsistencies in his statements.
- Lines of inquiry now include unpaid rent, loans and marital discord, alongside family claims that property sales left the household solvent and questions about the wife's role.