Three members of a family, including an eight-year-old boy, were found dead at their house in Southwest Delhi’s Chhawla on Sunday morning. Unable to take care of his brother’s family after his death, a 38-year-old man allegedly ended life along with his wife, son and daughter. Police on Sunday said that they have recovered a suicide note from possession of Ajay which states that he was under depression since his brother died.
According to the police, Ajay (38) was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room. The bodies of his wife Manju (35) and son Magan were found in the bed. In another room, his 12-year-old daughter was found lying in bed. She was rushed to a hospital and is undergoing treatment.
A senior officer said that prima facie, it appears to be a case of killing-cum-suicide. “Ajay’s elder brother’s family lives in the neighbourhood. The brother’s children had gone to Ajay’s home to ask Magan to play with them. When they reached there,
they found Ajay hanging from a fan while the other members were unconscious.
Their neighbours rushed them to separate hospitals. The children were rushed to one hospital and their parents to another.”
The couple and their son were declared dead while the daughter was saved, police said. Shibesh Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka), said the bodies had been sent for postmortem and the daughter was undergoing treatment.
“A suicide note addressed to Ajay’s mother and sister was found from the spot. It read that Ajay was depressed. Ajay worked as a property dealer. Around one and a half years ago, his elder brother committed suicide and since then Ajay had been looking after his brother’s family,” said a senior police officer.
The officer added that Ajay spiraled into depression after his brother’s death and was facing financial issues in his business.
As per the preliminary enquiry, police suspect that he was reeling under the pressure of running two families and took the extreme step. His wife, son and daughter had strangulation marks on their necks. Police are probing whether Manju was killed. It is also being probed whether the children were given some poisonous substance.