Mangaluru: Four members of a family commit suicide in hotel room
Mangaluru: Four members of a family allegedly committed suicide in a room of Karuna Residency on KS Rao Road in the city.
Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Kuldeep Kumar Jain has said that the deceased have been identified as Devendra (46), his wife Nirmala (46) and their nine-year-old twin daughters Chaithra and Chaithanya, who were natives of Vijayanagara in Mysuru.
The matter came to light when the hotel staff opened the door with a spare key on Friday, after the family overstayed their booking - the family had taken the room on rent on March 27 and were supposed to vacate on March 30.
Devendra is suspected to have killed his children by giving them poisoned food and then strangled his wife to death, before committing suicide by hanging himself.
The death note said that the family faced severe financial problems, said the police officer.
Police have filed a case and further investigation is on, said the commissioner.
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Father kills son in fight over money in Ramanagara
Ramanagara: A dispute between a father and his son over financial matters culminated in a fatal outcome as the father allegedly murdered his own son. The incident occurred in Lakkojanahalli village of Ramanagara taluk on Saturday.
The victim, identified as Bhaskar (31), fell victim to his father Krishnappa's violent actions. Krishnappa, the accused, has been arrested by the Ramanagara Rural Police Station.
After receiving the information, the police arrived at the scene and transferred Bhaskar's body to the district hospital for postmortem examination. A case has been filed against Krishnappa, who remains in custody, undergoing interrogation as the investigation progresses.
