Rajasthan: Family of 3 consumes poison in Shahpura, 45-year-old man dead

AJMER: A family of three residing in Shahpura near Bhilwara consumed poison on Tuesday after they were allegedly harassed by loan sharks, police said. The man passed away, while his wife and minor son are at a hospital in Bhilwara, in critical condition, police said.
Mohit Bilra, 45, was a businessman in Shahpura town dealing in textiles and had taken a loan for a new business but incurred losses owing to the nationwide lockdown.
After the lockdown was relaxed, the moneylenders allegedly began hounding him to repay their loans.
Police confirmed that Mohit had lost his business and had shifted to society flats in Shahpura from Bhilwara.
On Tuesday, police got a call saying that Mohit, his wife Rinku Bilra, 42, and their son, Dev Bilra, 17, had consumed poison.
The family was taken to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara, where Mohit died while the condition of Rinku and Dev remains critical, police said.
Police have recovered no suicide note from the house or from the possession of the deceased. Police have confiscated the mobile phone of the deceased and are investigating the case.