New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- A man killed his wife and three children with a sharp-edged weapon in the Chandan Park area of Outer North Delhi, Delhi police said on Wednesday.

The accused husband is absconding from the scene. Police are investigating the case

DCP Outer North District in Delhi, Hareshwar V Swami told ANI that police received a PCR call at 8 pm from the Chandan Park area of Samaypur Badli.

"There was information about a dead body being found in a room. Police reached the spot and inspected. A woman named Anita has been identified. She and her three daughters were murdered by slitting their throats. The husband is absconding from the spot...We are investigating further... The main suspect is the husband, who is still absconding."...