He allegedly killed his family, served his elderly father morning tea and fled home. The Jaipur Police are now on the hunt for the man, who allegedly killed his wife and three daughters in the city’s Kardhani area. According to the police, the four victims were killed by blows to the head with a stone and strikes to the face.

DCP (West) Prashant Kiran said information was received at 10 am that Rahul Jha had murdered his wife, Geeta Jha (40), and three daughters, two of whom were minors.

The accused fled on Friday morning after serving tea to his elderly father.

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“We received information that three bodies had been found in the area. We are investigating the case and searching for Rahul Jha, who is still absconding after leaving his phone at home,” said DCP Kiran.

Police said Geeta’s body was found in a room on the first floor, while the bodies of the three daughters were discovered in two rooms on the ground floor. Rahul is suspected to have killed his wife and daughters while they were asleep.

Police officials said the murders are suspected to have occurred early in the morning, but the investigation will reveal further details.

The police have recovered the stone allegedly used in the murders. The accused had accepted milk from the milkman at 7 am. Neighbours alerted the police at 10 am.

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The suspect’s father Lakshminath Jha said: “After my son gave me tea, he left home. I thought he must be going to the market. When I came out of the restroom, I saw blood in the downstairs room, began to weep, and informed the neighbours”.

Jaipur Commissioner Sachin Mittal, who also arrived at the scene in the afternoon, said the police found two cement blocks typically used in road construction in the house.

“We suspect he used these blocks to break the victims’ heads. There are some signs of a struggle between the victims and the accused. We are investigating the issue. The FSL report will clear the picture,” said Mittal.

According to the police, Geeta operated a beauty parlour on the first floor of the house. All three daughters were pursuing their education. One of the daughters, 22-year-old Nandini, was studying as well as working at a private company, while the minor daughters were still in school.