Farmer, Wife And Three Children Found Dead In Madhya Pradesh House In Suspected Case Of Family Suicide (Representational Image)
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Alirajpur: A farmer, his wife, and three children were found dead in their house in a village in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, the police said. Based on a preliminary investigation, the police said that it seemed to be a case of suicide.
The bodies of Rakesh Dodwa, 27, his wife Lalita Dodwa, 25, and their sons Prakash, 7, and Akshay, 5, were found hanging next to each other from the ceiling of their house with rope. The body of their daughter, Laxmi, 9, was found lying on the floor, an official said.
Prima facie, it seems to be a case of suicide, the official said.
Based on preliminary information, the police had stated that all five bodies were hanging in the house. However, a villager informed the police later that the couple and their two sons were found hanging, while the body of the girl was lying on the floor of their house in Ravdi village.
“The information about the death of five people at Ravdi village in Sondwa tehsil was received at 9.20 AM on Monday,” the police official said.
No suicide note was recovered from the spot. A team led by the Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) of Alirajpur has been formed to investigate the incident.
Based on prime facie evidence, the incident supposedly occurred between 7 pm on Saturday and 6 am the following day.
Rakesh Dodwa, the head of the family, was farmer, the police said. Dodwa also used to work as a mason in Gujarat, they added.
A dog squad and a forensic team reached the spot and collected fingerprints. A forensic team from Indore will also be reaching the spot, the police said
The police added that the postmortem of the bodies will be videographed.
(With Inputs From PTI)
