After Delhi's Burari deaths, another family of 6 mysteriously found dead at home in Jharkhand; cops suspect suicide pact
After Delhi's Burari deaths, another family of 6 mysteriously found dead at home in Jharkhand; cops suspect suicide pact
After Delhi's mysterious deaths of 11 family members in Burari area, mass suicide has bagged huge attention across the country. A fortnight after Bhatia family deaths, another similar case has come to light. A family of 6, including 2 children reportedly found dead at their home in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district on Sunday. The police said, prima facie, it appears the children were killed by the elders before taking their own lives.
Deceased identified as Naresh Maheshwari a resident of CDM Apartment apartment near Khajanchi Talab area in Hazaribagh Sadar and his family were found dead in different ways at their home in the Muga Bagicha area. Naresh died by jumping off the room of his apartment, his parents and wife were found hanging from ceiling fans.
According to police, Naresh Maheshwari, jumped to death from his third floor flat. When the police entered his flat, they found five more bodies. The deceased were identified as Naresh’s father Mahavir Maheshwari, 70, his mother Kiran Devi (65), his wife Preeti Maheshwari (40) and his two children, Aman (8) and Anvi (6).
“Bodies of Mahavir, who hanged himself, and his grandson, Aman, were found in the same room. Aman’s throat had been slit with a sharp-edged weapon. Anvi’s body was found on a sofa, where she was strangled. Preeti’s body was also found hanging, while her mother-in-law, Kiran, too died of hanging, but her body was found lying on the bed. It appears that after Kiran’s body was brought down after she died and then Preeti hanged herself,” said a police officer.
The police have recovered a suicide note from the house saying that a debt of Rs 50 lakh was the cause of suicide. "We are investigating the case from both suicide and a murder angle. A forensic team is collecting samples to ascertain the causes of death," a police official told IANS. Cops said, “Prima facie, it appears to be a case of a suicide pact. However, a detailed probe is on. We are sending bodies for post-mortem.”
The incident comes after 11 members of a family were found hanging in their house in North Delhi's Burari area on June 30 for salvation. Cops are still probing the case from every side.