Doctor kills mother, sister; attempts suicide

Surat: A 31-year-old lady homeopath doctor killed her mother and younger sister before attempting suicide at their home in Katargam area on Saturday night.
Darshana Prajapati injected a heavy dose of anesthetic drug to her mother Manjula (59) and younger sister Falguni (29), a school teacher, before consuming 26 sleeping pills.
Timely action by her elder brother Gaurav helped save her life on Raksha Bandhan.
Police booked Darshana for murder of her mother and sister. The complaint was lodged by Gaurav in Chowk Bazar police station. She is recovering as she received timely treatment.
Police recovered a suicide note from the home in which Darshana claimed that she was fed up of life and did not wish to live. “She told police in her statement that her mother and sister were emotionally attached to her and used to depend on her for most of their needs. She thought that their life would become miserable after her death, hence she killed them,” said a police officer.
Investigators said Darshana gave them an 10 ml injection of an anesthetic drug whose normal dose for patients is just two ml. Since there was not enough of this drug left at home, she consumed sleeping pills.
In her statement, Darshana told police that she gave the injection to mother and sister saying that it was a pain reliever, since they both had joint pain.
Gaurav, who is married, told police that there were no issues among the family members. Cops claimed that further investigation after Darshana recovers will help to know the exact cause. Gaurav and his wife went to Mumbai three days ago and were to return on Sunday morning.
Darshana would have died if Gaurav had not reached early, said police.
When no one opened the front door Gaurav entered the house by opening the lock of the back door. He was shocked to find his mother and sister dead.
“Noticing that Darshana had consumed some medicine Gaurav made her puke by inserting fingers in her mouth. Only quick actions by him saved her life,” said police. He later shifted Darshana to hospital and her treatment could start.
Darshana practices as a homeopath doctor in her private clinic that she runs from a rented space. The family lived in a one-storey house.