India, March 2 -- The man accused of murdering his wife and three daughters in outer Delhi's Samaypur Badli last week told police he planned his wife's murder for two days and killed the children after one of them witnessed the murder, police said on Sunday.

On February 23, Anita (30) and their three daughters aged three, four, five, were found dead with their throats slit at their one-bedroom rented accommodation. The husband, Munchun Kewat (42), a vegetable seller, was arrested on Saturday from Rajasthan's Kishangarh after three days on the run.

To arrest the Kewat, DCP (outernorth) Hareshwar Swami said, "We scanned more than 800 CCTVs, spoke to different locals and sources on the ground. Teams were also sent to Bihar, Tamil Nadu (whe...