“This is where our journey ends” – Indian couple, Bhupendra Vishwakarma, and Ritu, poison their two children to death before committing suicide over debtA couple allegedly poisoned their two children to death before committing suicide in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, India.
The incident took place in the Neelbad area of the city on Thursday, July 13, 2023.
The deceased man, Bhupendra Vishwakarma, 38, who was debt ridden, had sent a WhatsApp message to his relatives at around 4 am informing them about his move.
The relatives read the message around 6 am after waking up and alerted the police at 6.30 am.
The man and his wife, Ritu, 34, were found hanging in a room. Their children, aged 8 and 3, were found in another section of the house.
According to TT Nagar Assistant Commissioner of Police, SP Chandrashekhar Pandey, the husband and the wife hanged themselves after poisoning their children, over a debt.
SP Pandey also said they recovered a suicide note and a packet of sulphate pills from the spot.
The deceased couple worked for a private insurance company.
They had taken a loan, which they had been unable to pay, he said, adding, all four bodies were sent for postmortem.
The suicide notes found on the spot narrated the couple’s ordeal.
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