JAMMU, Sept. 13 -- A resident of Bihar was arrested for allegedly killing a woman and her two children in Ramban district, police said on Friday.

The matter came to light when police received information about three bodies lying under a culvert on the highway at the Rattanbasti area of Banihal on Tuesday. Police rushed to the spot, along with an FSL team, and began an investigation.

During the probe, police zeroed in on a suspect, identified as Anil Kumar of Bihar's West Champaran district, and apprehended him from Mir Bazar in Kulgam district on Thursday, police said.

The deceased were identified as 30-year-old Dhanmati Devi of East Champaran, Bihar, her 9-year-old daughter Suhani Kumari and her 5-year-old son Yash Kumar.

"Following ...