A 30-year-old homemaker was stabbed to death allegedly by her father-in-law at Ramgaon in Alipurduar district on Sunday night.

Police sources said Dilip stabbed Bidya Gurung with a dagger during an altercation over the sale of his house. He also attacked Bidya’s mother and sister who had come to meet Bidya.

Dilip has been arrested, the police said.

In another incident, a resident of Bhupendranagar in Siliguri was arrested with three firearms and six rounds of bullets at Eastern Bypass on Sunday. Police suspect Nitesh Sha to be associated with a racket that deals with illegal firearms.

In Cooch Behar, two children drowned at Majhertari village of Dinhata sub-division on Monday.

The victims, who are cousins, have been identified as Hasidul Haque, 7, and Mostafa Hossain, 5.