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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Sooryavanshi's century in vain as SRH beat RR by 5 wickets
Jaipur (PTI): Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's century went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by five wickets in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Sooryavanshi hammered his second hundred in the IPL — a 37-ball 103 — as Rajasthan Royals put on board a strong 228 for six after they were put in to bat first.
Sooryavanshi got plenty of support from Dhruv Jurel, who made a 35-ball 51 and, helped the teenager milk 112 runs for the second wicket. In the death overs, Donovan Ferreira (33) played some big shots as RR went past the 200-run mark.
But, SRH chased down the target of 229 with nine balls to spare, with Ishan Kishan top-scoring with a 74 off 31 balls. Abhishek Sharma chipped in with 57 off 29 deliveries as SRH reached 229 for 5 in 18.3 overs.
Brief Scores:
Rajasthan Royals: 228/6 in 20 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 103, Dhruv Jurel 51; Pat Cummins 1/27, Eshan Malinga 2/38).
Sunrisers Hydearabad: 229 for 5 in 18.3 overs (Ishan Kishan 74, Abhishek Sharma 57; Jofra Archer 2/34, Brijesh Sharma 2/44).
