The police arrested Sandeep Soni for killing his wife and his mother-in-law. (Representational)
A 30-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing his wife and mother-in-law following a family dispute, the police said.
The police arrested Sandeep Soni for killing his wife Neetu, 28, and his mother-in-law Padma, 50, at their home in Dwarkapuri area in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ruchivardhan Mishra said.
The accused had attacked the victims using a knife and washing paddle on Wednesday night, he added.
The couple got married in 2016, but after the birth of their daughter, the accused started assaulting his wife everyday.
Fed up of the frequent abuse, the woman had started living with her parents and had filed a complaint against the accused.