Gujarat: 3 of diamond worker's family die after suicide bid; police suspect financial woes
Surat (PTI): A diamond worker's wife and two children have died after the four of them allegedly consumed a poisonous substance near their residence in Gujarat's Surat city apparently due to financial problems, police said on Thursday.
The family took the extreme step late Wednesday evening, they said, adding the condition of the diamond worker, Vinu Mordiya (55), was critical.
Moradiya has two daughters and as many sons.
His one daughter and son took the extreme step along with him and his wife outside the house, while the other two children were at home.
Mordiya, his 50-year-old wife Shardaben, son Krish (20) and daughter Senita (15) allegedly consumed Aluminium Phosphide tablets near a canal in Sarthana area of Surat late Wednesday evening, Assistant Commissioner of Police P K Patel said.
"They were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital by locals. Vinubhai's wife, son and daughter died during treatment while Vinubhai is critical," he said.
"Preliminary probe has revealed Vinubhai is a diamond worker and financial crisis may have led the family to take this extreme step," Patel said, adding a probe is on into the case.
Before consuming poison, Vinu Moradiya called up his cousin Pravinbhai and told him to take care of his another son and daughter who were at home when the four consumed poison near the canal, the official said.
Pravinbhai told reporters outside the hospital, where Vinu Moradiya was undergoing treatment, that his cousin never shared anything about his financial issues.
"We are not aware of the exact reason which led to this tragedy because Vinubhai never told us that he was facing any financial issue. We would have helped him if we knew the family was in trouble," he said.
Another distant relative told reporters outside the hospital that Vinubhai might have been under pressure as he was earning Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 per month and had to sustain the livelihood of his family comprising six persons.
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Two killed, 12 injured after three-storey building collapses in Indore
Indore (PTI): A three-storey house collapsed in Indore's Ranipura area on Monday night following rains, killing two persons and injuring 12 others, officials said.
District Collector Shivam Verma said that 14 members of a family were trapped under the debris of the building.
Of them, 12 were undergoing treatment at the Maharaja Yeshwantrao Government Hospital (MYH), the officer said, adding the deceased have been identified as Alifa and Faheem.
Dean of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Dr Arvind Ghanghoria, told PTI that Alifa (20), who was trapped under the debris of the collapsed building, was brought to the Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
The five-hour rescue operation is now over, the district collector said. "The front portion of the building had recently been rebuilt, but the back portion was old. We will investigate the condition of the building's foundation.
Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava said that a portion of the collapsed building fell on a neighbouring structure. Preliminary information suggests the building was eight to 10 years old.
