A family of three, a couple and their young son allegedly died by suicide at their residence in Amberpet, Hyderabad, on Tuesday. Police have begun an investigation and shifted the bodies for post-mortem.
In Mancherial, a couple allegedly killed their 10-year-old daughter before dying by suicide, unable to cope with the death of their 12-year-old son from viral fever. All three succumbed to pesticide poisoning, leaving the family devastated.
Police, who conducted preliminary enquiries into the incident said that the family tried to kill themselves by consuming a toxic weedicide as they were depressed over a financial crisis caused due to losses in online games played by a family member
Venkateshwara Prasad and his wife Latha who had consumed poisonous substances along with their three sons at Saroornagar ten days ago died while undergoing treatment on Wednesday
An engineering student died while four others in his family are in a critical condition after they all consumed poisonous substance at their house in Saroornagar
