JHANG, July 10: A man stabbed to death his wife and mother-in-law after his reconciliation bid with his estranged wife failed in Malhoona village, some 20kms from here on Sunday.

Reports reaching here said that accused Qaiser had contracted marriage with Surraya Bibi of the same village some two years back.

A couple of months ago, Surraya Bibi shifted to her parents’ after quarrelling with her husband.

The accused tried to bring back his estranged wife, but to no avail. In a last ditch attempt of reconciliation, he again went to his in-laws on Sunday. During a squabble on Sunday, he fell into a rage when his mother-in-law and wife refused to accede to his request. He took out a knife and stabbed to death both of them on the spot.