A farmer, his spouse and their two sons had been discovered useless in two completely different places in Maharashtra’s Nanded district on Thursday morning, in what police suspect to be a mass suicide, an official mentioned.
Round 8 am, the our bodies of Ramesh Sonaji Lakhe (51) and his spouse Radhabai Lakhe (45) had been found on a cot of their house at Jawala Murar village in Mudkhed tehsil, he mentioned.
The our bodies of their sons, Umesh (25) and Bajrang (23), had been subsequently discovered on close by railway strains. It seems they jumped in entrance of a rushing prepare, the official mentioned.
Police inspector Dattatray Manthale instructed reporters, “The mother and father had been discovered useless inside their house, whereas the sons took their lives on the railway tracks. We’ve requested a Forensic Science Laboratory group to gather proof. The reality will come out solely after an intensive technical investigation and post-mortem.”
Whereas the character of their demise seems to be a part of a suicide pact, police mentioned the precise circumstances stay unclear.
The household belonged to the small-scale farming neighborhood, however it isn’t but confirmed if monetary misery or a home disaster triggered the acute step, the official mentioned.
Neighbours described the Lakhes as a hardworking household who struggled in opposition to the percentages of small-land farming to maintain themselves.
The submit mortem of the our bodies has been carried out on the state run hospital, whereas the viscera has been reserved for chemical evaluation, police mentioned.
As per the probe to date, Umesh (25) and Bajrang (23) left their home at 2.30am, and there are eyewitnesses who noticed each of them leaping in entrance of a prepare, ensuing of their deaths on the spot, the official mentioned.
“It’s unclear how the mother and father died. As all 4 members of the family have died, statements of kin are being recorded to piece collectively the chain of occasions and circumstances. We’re checking for notes or closing messages left by the household,” he mentioned.
The complainant within the case is the nephew of the deceased farmer, he added.
“The final rites had been performed of their village after submit mortem. We’re awaiting the ultimate submit mortem report, which is anticipated to present readability within the incident,” the official mentioned.
