'Suicide Pact' Leads To Death Of Five Of Family In Tamil Nadu, Says Police

In a tragic incident, a couple and their three children were found dead in their house at a village near Villupuram on Monday, police said.

Preliminary investigation hints at a ¡®suicide pact¡¯ and the man and woman could have ended their lives after killing their two daughters aged seven and eight and five-year-old son, they said.

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While the family's neighbours alleged financial issues to be the reason, the police are inquiring further after sending the bodies for autopsy.

Tragic end

According to a police source from Valavanur police station, Mohanraj (40) of Puthupalayam village near Valavanur in Villupuram district was a carpenter. He owned a wood workshop near his house and was living with his wife Vimaleswari (37) and three children. There are indications that Mohanraj may have convinced his spouse to end all their lives.

He usually opens the workshop by nine in the morning, and on Monday morning, it stayed closed.

When the workshop staff came looking, the door of the house was found locked from inside. Since nobody answered their knocks, one of them informed the neighbours and upon peeping inside through a window, they found Mohanraj and family hanging dead from the roof.

The Valavanur police station was alerted and they confirmed that all five were dead.

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The bodies have been sent to a government medical college hospital here for autopsy by a team of police personnel who inspected the spot.

Pattali Makkal Katchi's founder S Ramadoss expressed grief over the deaths due to debt problems. In a tweet, he conveyed his condolences to the bereaved kin.

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