Ahmedabad: Four days after he murdered his wife and 5-year-old son before slitting his wrist in Gandhinagar, Haresh Vaghela was arrested by the Infocity police on Sunday.
The tragic episode, which unfolded amid a spiralling financial crisis, saw the 42-year-old allegedly commit these unspeakable acts after losing Rs 4 lakh in online gaming.
Inspector V R Kher said Vaghela was produced in court on Monday and remanded to one day in police custody.
The incident came to light when a neighbour’s child, aged around 8, went to Vaghela’s house seeking a replacement bulb and walked in after finding the door ajar.
Police investigation indicates that Vaghela first strangled his wife Asha, 40, and struck his son’s head against a safe, which bore…
