The Kurar police have arrested a man for allegedly trying to kill his 13-year-old daughter and staging the death of his eight-year-old son in an attempt to get his wife to return from her native village.

Police said the accused, Ajay Gaud, 35, lives at Kurar Village, Malad. His brother (the complainant) Suchit Gaud told the police that Ajay is an alcoholic who used to assault his wife and kids.