‘ Appears to be a case of killing- cum- suicide’

◗ Ajay worked as a property dealer. Around one and a half years ago, his elder brother had committed suicide and since then the deceased had been looking after his brother’s family.

In a shocking incident, three members of a family were found dead in their own house at Chhawla on Sunday morning, said the police.

Ajay ( 38) was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room while the bodies of his wife Manju ( 35) and son Magan ( 7) were found on the bed. In another room, his 12- yearold daughter too was found lying unconscious on the bed. She was rushed to a hospital and is undergoing treatment.

The police said that appears to be a case killing- cum- suicide.

Ajay’s elder brother’s family lives in the neighbourhood. The latter’s children had gone to Ajay’s home to ask Magan to play with them. Upon it of reaching there, they found Ajay hanging from a ceiling fan while the other members were found unconscious. Their neighbours rushed the children and the parents to separate hospitals. While the couple and their son were declared dead, the daughter was revived.

Shibesh Singh, the deputy commissioner of police ( Dwarka), said that the “bodies had been sent for post- mortem and the daughter was undergoing treatment. A suicide note addressed to Ajay’s mother and sister was recovered from the spot. It read that Ajay was depressed.”

Ajay worked as a property dealer. Around one and a half years ago, his elder brother had committed suicide and since then the deceased had been looking after his brother’s family. He spiralled into depression after his brother’s death. He was also facing financial issues in his business. It is suspected that he was reeling under the pressure of running two families and took the extreme step.

His wife, son, and daughter had strangulation marks on their necks. Police is probing whether Manju was killed. It is also being probed whether the children were given some poisonous substance.