Koppal: Couple, 4 daughters found dead; suicide over bank loan suspected
Koppal, Jan 05: As many as six members of a family were found dead inside their house at Koppal on Saturday. The police suspect that it was a case of suicide.
The victims have been identified as Shekhariah Beednal (42), his wife Jayamma (39), and their four daughters - Basamma (23), Gauramma (20), Savithri (18) and Parvathi (16). According to reports, the two elder daughters were married.
The police suspect that Shekhariah Beednal allegedly poisoned his wife and four daughters before hanging himself from a ceiling fan.
According to a report, the neighbours told the police that the family was suffering after mounting bank loans following crop failure.
The police have launched an investigation to find out the reason behind the deaths.
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Cyclone Fengal: Pondy govt issues heavy rain alert to residents via SMS
Puducherry (PTI): Puducherry experienced heavy rains on Saturday morning prompting the union territory administration to send SMS alerts to around 12 lakh residents cautioning them to remain vigilant as cyclonic storm Fengal is expected to make landfall near here later in the day.
District Collector A Kulothungan told PTI that all necessary steps have been taken to ensure that people remained safe.
"We have evacuated people from low lying areas and shelter homes are ready to accommodate them. Arrangements were also made to supply food packets," he said adding that National Disaster Relief Force from Arakonam has arrived to engage in relief and rehabilitation works.
According to the official, cyclone Fengal was expected to cross the coast in the evening. Control rooms have been opened in the collectorate and also in the line departments.
Toll free numbers 112, 1077 and also WhatsApp number 94889 81070 have been put in place to help people facing crisis to contact for help.
Cyclone Fengal is likely to cross between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram coasts close to Puducherry, official sources said. The government has advised people to stay indoors.
The entire stretch of beach road and also several tourist spots were closed to ensure that there was no movement of the people near the sea shore.
Schools and colleges remained closed today.
