Bengaluru:
A family of four, including a software consultant, his wife, and their two children, were found dead in their rented home in Bengaluru. According to the police, the case is being investigated as a suspected murder-suicide.
They have been identified as Anup Kumar (38), his wife Rakhi (35), their 5-year-old daughter Anupriya, and their 2-year-old son Priyansh. Originally from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
Anup Kumar was working as a software consultant in a private firm. However, he quit the job a month ago.
Monday morning the family’s house help arrived for work. Receiving no response despite repeated attempts to contact the family, the house help alerted neighbours, who then informed the police. Upon entering the premises, police discovered the bodies of the couple and their children.
Anup and Rakhi either poisoned or smothered their children before killing themselves by hanging. The cause of the children’s death will be clear in the autopsy report, said a senior police officer.
The couple was apparently in depression as Kumar didn’t have a job and was also cheated by a relative whose project he had invested in. They were also struggling emotionally due to their elder child’s health condition. Anupriya was a child with special needs, and the parents were reportedly under stress, according to the officer.
The family employed three individuals, including two cooks and one caregiver for their children, each earning Rs 15,000 per month.
No suicide note has been discovered at the scene so far. The police have registered a case and are conducting an investigation.
