Ranchi, July 15 : Six members of a family committed mass suicide in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, police said on Sunday. The victims were Naresh Maheswari, a resident of the district's Munga Bagicha area, his parents, his wife and two of their children.

While Maheswari killed himself by jumping off the roof of his apartment, his parents and wife were found hanging from ceiling fans, while the children had their throats slit, the police said.

A suicide note was recovered which said the reason of the suicides was because of a debt of Rs 50 lakh.

"We are investigating the case from both suicide and a murder angle. Forensic team is collecting samples to ascertain the causees of death," a police official told IANS.

This incident comes after 11 members of a family that was found hanging in their north Delhi house on June 30.

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Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.

AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.

“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.

He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.

“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.

According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.

In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.

AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.