3 of a family die by suicide in Jind village

Panipat, December 22

A couple and their son reportedly died by suicide by hanging themselves at their home in Jind’s Dhanori village.

The victims have been identified as Omprakash (48), his wife Kamlesh (45) and their son Sonu (20).

The villagers came to know about the incident on Wednesday and informed the police. Earlier, Balraj, brother of Omprakash, had died after consuming poison in his fields, a month ago.

SHO Pawan Kumar said the body of a person, Nanha of Dhanori village, was found in a sack in the Hansdehar drain on November 21. A case had been registered against an unknown person under Sections 302, 201 of the IPC and the probe was on, he said.

The family members of Nanha doubted that Balraj and Sonu were behind the murder, the SHO said. Balraj had already died by suicide a one month ago. Prima facie it seemed that the collective suicidal case was connected to the murder of Nanha and Balraj’s suicide, said ASP Kuldeep Singh.

The deceased had shared a video on Facebook before taking the extreme step, in which they had said their names were falsely connected to Nanha’s murder and no one was hearing them, the ASP said.

A case has been registered against eight persons, who are the members of Nanha’s family, under Sections 306, 506, 147, 149 and 34 of the IPC. — TNS