Bengaluru : Four people, including three from the same family, have died in two separate incidents in Bengaluru city. In the first incident, burnt bodies of three members of the same family were found in the third phase of JP Nagar. The deceased have been identified as Sukanya (48), her sons Nishchith (28) and Nikith (28).
It is suspected that the mother may have committed suicide along with her children due to financial difficulties. Hailing from Ambalapadi in Udupi, this family lived in the third phase of JP Nagar. Sukanya, her husband Jayananda, and twin sons Nishchit and Nikit lived in the house. Sources said Jayananda, who was running his own business, suffered a loss during the Covid lockdown.
After that, Sukanya used to conduct tuition to the children as she took a lot of debt to support the family. One of the children was working from home and had quit four or five months ago. Jayananda was also bedridden due to severe financial hardship. It is suspected that Sukanya gave milk and newspaper to her husband this morning and locked the room door. Later, she committed suicide along with the children in the hall. An electric cable was found attached to the hands of three dead bodies, which caused a lot of suspicion.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem. Jayananda said he was at home at the time of the incident. Hence the exact cause of death is under investigation. Only after the post-mortem can it be confirmed whether it was suicide. DCP Sivaprakash Devaraj of Bengaluru South Division said that a case has been registered at JP Nagar police station and the investigation is continuing.
