A family of four – a doctor, his wife and two sons – were found dead at their home in Chennai’s Anna Nagar this morning. The police suspect they died by suicide because of financial problems.
Dr Balamurugan, a sonologist, his advocate wife Sumathy, and their sons, NEET aspirant Jaswant Kumar and Class 11 student Lingesh Kumar, were found hanging in two rooms.
Dr Balamurugan, who ran several ultrasound centres in the city, allegedly was under huge debt.
This morning, when the doctor’s driver reached the house, he suspected something amiss when no one responded. He went to the police, who found the bodies of Balamurugan, 52, his wife Sumathy, 47, and their sons.
“We suspect they killed themselves. They were in debt. We are investigating. No formal complaint received from anyone so far,” a police officer told NDTV.
It’s not clear yet if the family left any suicide note or if they were under any pressure from money lenders.
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