India, Aug. 31 -- A man who quarreled with his wife often over petty issues killed her and his mother-in-law with a pair of scissors at Sector 17 of Delhi's Rohini on Saturday, police said, adding the crime took place two days after the couple celebrated their son's birthday.

Police said the accused, Yogesh Sehgal, used to work as an artisan at a jewellery shop but recently became unemployed. He was arrested.

The victims have been identified as Priya Sehgal, accused's 34-year old wife, and 63-year old Kusum Sinha, Priya's mother.

The couple have two sons, aged 15 and 16, police said.

The murders were reported around 3.50 pm after Kusum's son, Megh Sinha, 30, raised an alarm, an earlier HT report quoted police as saying. Police said th...