Patna:
Ruling JD (U) MLA Abhay Singh shot dead his wife and infant daughter before allegedly committing suicide by turning the gun on himself at the official residence of his father and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Narendra Singh in Patna on Friday.
Narendra Singh, who was sleeping in another room, was found lying unconscious and has been admitted to the ICCU of Patna Medical College and Hospital.
Gunshots were heard at Singh's residence near Governor's House and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's official residence at 2:00 am sending local people rushing, police said.
The 34-year-old Singh, who was elected from Jamui, shot his 6-month-old daughter and wife dead before shooting himself during a quarrel, they said.
Abhay Singh's 3-year-old elder daughter was with her grandmother in another room at the time of the incident.
Terming the incident as very sad, the Chief Minister said, "We are all with the family members of Narendra Singh."
Leader of the Opposition Rabri Devi also extended her condolences to the family.
Bihar Assembly was adjourned for the day after condoling the "untimely" death of the MLA.
Director General of Police, Anand Shanker, said investigations would be carried out from all angles into the death of the 35-year-old MLA. "We have collected samples from the site of occurrence and scientific investigation will be carried out from all angles," he said.
The DGP said family members could not be interrogated as they were in a state of shock after the incident.
Shanker directed the Patna zone Inspector General of Police to monitor the investigation.