Ahmedabad: In a shocking incident, four members of a family from Jamnagar allegedly died by suicide in Bhanvad on Wednesday, July 10. Dwarka police said that two persons have been arrested. The incident took place in the Dharagadh village of Bhanvad Tehsil of Devbhumi Dwarka district.
According to police, Ashok Dhuva, his wife Liluben, their son Jignesh and daughter Kinjal consumed poison to kill themselves. An officials said that bottles of suspected poisonous liquid were found lying near their bodies, reported PTI.
Gujarat mass suicide
"The couple was in their 40s while their son and daughter are 18-20 years old. The bodies were found lying in a field in Dharagar village in the evening," Bhanvad police sub-inspector MR Savseta said, the report added.
As per the information, the family travelled around 70 km on two-wheelers from their home in Jamnagar city. The cops have also found 2 two-wheelers parked nearby.
A complaint was filed against Vishal Jadeja and Vishal Pragda in Bhanvad police station. SP Nitesh Pandey and DYSP Hardik Prajapati and DYSP Sagar Rathod had formed an SIT and it has made shocking revelations. According to the information, Vishal Jadeja was harassing and demanding money due to dispute over of 20 lakh rupees of the Brass Part factory.
The deceased Ashok Ahir had taken more than Rs 5 lakh from a person named Vishal Pragda and the same was not paid for the last four months. During the probe, the cops found that the deceased family had died by suicide due to financial troubles
Bhanvad police took help from cyber cell to get to the bottom of the case and collect evidence including mobile phones. It was after the police found about money transaction, they arrested the accused.
The incident follows another similar case wherein a farmer, his wife and three children were found dead in their house in a village in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. According to the police, 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 9-year-old daughter, Laxmi, was found lying on the floor.