The automobile was parked in a residential space in Panchkula’s Sector 27 and was noticed by a passerby late final night time. Police recognized one of many deceased as Praveen Mittal, 41, the others as his spouse, the couple’s three minor kids, two of them women, and his dad and mom.
Six members of a household died inside a automobile parked in Haryana’s Panchkula, whereas yet one more died on solution to a hospital, police stated on Tuesday. Giving particulars, Panchkula Deputy Commissioner of Police Himadri Kaushik, stated, “Prima facie, it seems to be a matter of suicide. Nevertheless, additional investigations are on.”
The automobile was parked in a residential space in Panchkula’s Sector 27 and was noticed by a passerby late final night time.
Police recognized one of many deceased as Praveen Mittal, 41, the others as his spouse, the couple’s three minor kids, two of them women, and his dad and mom.
An area youth stated he was out for a stroll final night time when he noticed the Dehradun-registered automobile parked on a highway with a towel hanging out from considered one of its doorways.
He went shut and located six folks within the automobile immobile, mendacity on one another with vomit on them.
The seventh he discovered respiratory with problem, but managed to inform him that his household was beneath big debt and that he was going to die. The person raised an alarm and all seven had been rushed to a hospital, police stated.
Why the household died by suicide
Police have recovered a two-page suicide be aware from the automobile, which acknowledged the rationale behind the household’s suicide. The household within the be aware has written that they had been taking the intense step as a result of they’d gone bankrupt on account of debt. Within the be aware, additionally they wrote that every thing that had occurred was their fault and urged everybody to not bother their father-in-law. The person of the household additional wrote that each one final rites and rituals shall be carried out by his maternal uncle’s son.
What occurred really?
The entire household on Monday night time went to attend a religious occasion by Bageshwar Dham’s Baba Dhirendra Shastri in Panchkula. Nevertheless, with out returning residence after the occasion, they parked their Hyundai Aura automobile within the metropolis’s Sector 27 space and 6 of the members of the family died by suicide.
After folks on the highway observed the automobile and a number of other folks inside it, they approached the one man who was nonetheless acutely aware sitting within the driver’s seat. He advised them that the household was beneath overwhelming debt on account of which, they’d taken this excessive step. Others discovered him trembling and in a essential state, following which they contacted police.
What police stated about suicide case
Kaushik stated six folks had been taken to a non-public hospital, whereas one was taken to the civil hospital. Nevertheless, “all seven died,” she stated.
“In the meanwhile, we’re investigating the case from all angles. We’re questioning the folks within the space and going by way of the CCTV footage,” DCP (Crime), Panchkula, Haryana, Amit Dahiya stated.
A relative of the deceased advised reporters that the household initially lived in Panchkula and had returned to the town just lately after residing in Dehradun for just a few years.