Gruesome incident in Namakkal: Man severs heads of 3 daughters, kills self
Police suspect debt burden as prime cause; Deceased’s mom raises suspicion
Father kills three daughters, dies by suicide over debt burden in Namakkal
CHENNAI: A 36-year-old man murdered his three daughters by severing their heads and later killed himself by consuming poison over a suspected issue of debt burden in Namakkal early Tuesday morning.
P Govindarajan from Mangalapuram near Rasipuram in Namakkal and his wife Barathi had three daughters, Pratiksha Shri (10), Rithika Shri (6) and Deva Shri (5) and one-year-old Aneeshwaran.
He was working as a manager in a borewell firm.
Around 3 am, Govindarajan had locked the bedroom, where his wife and son were asleep, and hacked his three daughters sleeping in the hall.
On hearing the screams of her children, Barathi tried to open the door, but she couldn’t.
She then broke open the door and found her three daughters dead with their heads severed, while Govindarajan was also lying dead.
On receiving information, the Mangalapuram police rushed to the spot and sent the bodies of all deceased persons for a post-mortem at Namakkal Government Medical College and Hospital.
Inquiries by police revealed that Govindarajan took a loan of Rs 17 lakh from a private financial firm and was paying Rs 24,000 as interest every month.
“As he was unable to repay the loan amount, Govindarajan could have taken the extreme step in a state of depression,” police said.
Namakkal Superintendent of Police S Vimala visited the scene of the crime and held an inquiry with the family and relatives.
Meanwhile, Govindarajan’s mother, Selvi, raised suspicion about the death of her son and three granddaughters and sought police for a detailed inquiry.
A case has been registered, and further investigations are under way.
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