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Delhi Son Booked After Confessing to Killing Mother, Sister and Brother as Police Probe Suicide-Pact Angle

Investigators are testing seized sweets plus pesticide as they examine shifting statements, finances, marital strife.

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.