Hyderabad, July 11 -- A 28-year-old man allegedly hacked six members of his family to death, including his wife and two minor sons, in a gruesome incident at Daivalaguda village in Shabad mandal of Ranga Reddy district on early Saturday, July 11.

The suspect, Raj Kumar, is alleged to have killed his wife Parvathi Saritha, 30, their two sons Parikshit, 3, and Daivikshit, 2, Chityala Rukkamma, 65, Chityala Lakshmi, 45, and a 17-year-old girl. Police said all the victims sustained multiple stab injuries.

According to investigators, the murders are suspected to have been driven by a long-standing grudge after a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was previously registered against the suspect. Police are pr...