Mysuru: A family of four members were found dead at a flat in Karnataka's Mysuru on Monday morning, police said. The incident happened at Sankalp apartment in Vidyaranyapura limits in the city.
The deceased were identified as Chetan (45), his wife Rupali (43), their son Kushal (15) and Chetan's mother Priyamvada (62) they said.
Citing a preliminary investigation, a senior police officer said that Chetan may have fed his family members with poison before ending his own life. The man was originally from Hassan district. Sources said that he took the extreme step since he was in massive debt. However, the exact reason behind their death is yet to be ascertained, police said, adding a detailed investigation into the incident has been launched.
Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, DCP Janhavi and Vidyaranyapuram Inspector Mohit along with the other police officials reached the spot for investigation. A case has been registered at Vidyaranyapuram police station.
Speaking to reporters later in the day, Mysuru Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said that the family were living in two separate flats. While mother resided in one, Chetan, his wife and their son were living in another.
According to her, Chetan had called his brother (Bharath) in the US, who in turn called Rupali's parents to check on them and when they visited the apartment, the incident came to light.
Chetan was a mechanical engineer and he worked in Dubai before getting shifted to Mysuru in 2019. He was a labourer contractor here who used to send labourers to Saudi using an online process, the Commissioner said.
Asked about the cause of death, she said that Forensic Science Laboratory and scene of crime officer's (SOCO) team are ascertaining and she would be able to tell after getting their opinion.
"Yesterday (Sunday) the family had gone to temple in Gorur and had dinner at Chetan's in-laws place at Kuvempu Nagar in Mysuru," she added. "The nature of death of all the four are still under investigation," she said. (With agency inputs)
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