Indian in US kills pregnant daughter, her family

MARKHAM (Illinois): A man faces murder charges for the deaths of his pregnant daughter and her family, crime authorities allege stemmed from his anger over his son-in-law's failure to secure his permission for the marriage. Subhash Chander, 57, was being held without bond on three counts of first-degree murder and one count of intentional homicide of an unborn child in connection with the fatal fire on Saturday in the Chicago suburb of Oak Forest. Chander told police he disliked Rajesh Kumar, his 36-year-old son-in-law because he belonged to a lower caste, said Robert Milan, Cook County's first assistant state's attorney. He allegedly set the fire that killed Kumar, Monika Rani, 22, and their three-year-old son, Vansh, authorities said. Rani was five months pregnant. Chander was represented by a public defender at a bond hearing on Tuesday, but his name was not immediately available.