Four of family commit suicide by consuming sulphas

 

 

 Four members of a family, including a 45-year-old man and his two teenage children, allegedly committed suicide on Saturday by consuming sulphas tablets in Sagar district, police said. The deceased were identified as Manohar Lodhi, his daughter Shivani (18) and son Ankit (16), and their grandmother Phulrani Lodhi (70), Khurai Urban Police Station In-charge Yogendra Singh Dangi told reporters.

 

The incident occurred in Tehar village, about 12 km away from the Sagar district headquarters. Phulrani and breathed her last during treatment at a hospital. Manohar Lodhi was referred to the Sagar district hospital but died en route, the police officer said. Dangi said that the motive behind the suicide pact is under investigation. He said that Manohar Lodhi’s wife had gone to her maternal home just a few days ago. Nandram Singh Lodhi said that he heard his brother, Manohar, vomiting downstairs around 3 am. After Nandram alerted his neighbour, he summoned an ambulance. However, by the time the ambulance arrived, Nandram's mother and nephew had died.