A jeweller allegedly killed his wife, two daughters and a son here by feeding them some poisonous substance and then attempted to end his life by jumping in front of a train but was saved by Railway Protection Force jawans, police said on Tuesday.

The incident came to light on Monday evening when the jeweller Mukesh Verma uploaded the photographs of the bodies of his wife and children on his WhatsApp status.

After seeing the status, the family members checked the rooms and found the bodies.