Five of family found dead at Andhra’s Srisailam, police suspect suicide

Five members of a family were found dead at a lodging facility in Srisailam, with police suspecting suicide amid health problems and financial difficulties. The victims, from Sri Sathya Sai district, had travelled together to Srisailam. Further investigation is underway

Srisailam: Five members of a family were found dead in a lodging facility here on Tuesday, with police suspecting that they may have died by suicide amid health and financial difficulties, an official said.

According to police, on July 28, Pallapu Sudhakar (36), a resident of Battalapalli village in Sri Sathya Sai district, came to Srisailam along with his three sisters and his 15-year-old nephew. The five had travelled to Srisailam in Sudhakar’s autorickshaw and took a room on rent at Vadde Satram.

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“Five members of a family were found dead in a room at Vadde Satram here on Tuesday, and preliminary inquiries suggest that health problems and financial hardships may have driven them to take the extreme step,” a police official said.

On Tuesday, when the lodge staff noticed that the door of the room remained closed and detected a foul smell coming from inside, they opened the window and found all five persons hanging. The staff immediately informed the police about the incident.

During the probe, police learnt that Sudhakar, his two elder sisters and a younger sibling, besides his nephew, were all reportedly suffering from health problems. Further, Sudhakar’s elder sisters had separated from their husbands. The family’s financial condition also was not good.

According to the official, Sudhakar had been supporting all of them by driving an autorickshaw.

Police suspect that as the family members were suffering from health problems and facing financial difficulties, they may have become disillusioned with life and committed suicide.

Further investigation into the incident is on.