5 of family die by suicide in Punjab's Jalandhar over debt, note found

The five people who died were identified as Manmohan Singh (55), his wife Sarabjit Kaur, their two daughters, Jyoti (32) and Gopi (31), and Jyoti's daughter Aman (3).

Five members of a family died by suicide in their house in Punjab's Jalandhar district on Sunday, police said, adding the victims took the extreme step since they were in debt.

The five people who died were identified as Manmohan Singh (55), his wife Sarabjit Kaur, their two daughters, Jyoti (32) and Gopi (31), and Jyoti's daughter Aman (3).

The incident came to light when Sarabjit Singh, the son-in-law of Manmohan Singh, said he had been trying to reach the family for some time over the phone, but nobody picked up.

When Sarabjit Singh went to their house, he found Manmohan Singh and his wife hanging by the ceiling fan while the bodies of Jyoti, Gopi and Aman were lying on the bed.

Police Station Head Manjeet Singh and Adampur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Vijay Kunwar Singh reached the spot at 8:20 pm after receiving information about the incident. During the investigation, a suicide note was recovered.

In the suicide note written by Manmohan Singh, he said he was fed up with disputes and debt and stated that he was taking the extreme step.

Police officials said all the victims had injury marks on their necks and said it appeared that all of them died by hanging. They added they found injury marks on Aman's cheeks, suggesting that someone might have hanged her.

The police have sent the bodies to the Jalandhar Civil Hospital for post-mortem.

Published By:
Prateek Chakraborty
Published On:
Jan 1, 2024