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Five members of a family, including a toddler, were found dead at their residence in Hyderabad. Police have shifted the bodies for post-mortem and launched an investigation.
A representative photo of a crime scene (PTI)
Five members of a family were found dead at their residence in Hyderabad on Thursday morning. The incident was reported from Maktha in the Mahaboobpet area of the city.
According to the police, they received a call this morning, informing them about the recovery of the bodies.
They later identified the deceased as Narsimha (60), his wife Venkatamma (55), their son Anil (32), daughter-in-law Kavitha (24), and two-year-old grandson Appu.
The bodies were shifted to a hospital for post-mortem examination while investigations into the case were underway.
In a similar incident in Delhi, a 22-year-old man killed his parents and elder brother in their house in south Delhi’s Maidangarhi area on Wednesday, police told news agency PTI.
They also said the accused had been absconding since the incident.
Identified as Siddharth, the person at large is suspected to have some mental health issues, and the police said they have recovered documents and medicines showing he has been under psychiatric treatment for the past 12 years at multiple mental health institutions.
The deceased were identified as Prem Singh (around 45-50), his wife Rajani (40-45) and their elder son Ritik (24), police said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankit Chauhan told PTI that the police received a PCR call about the incident around noon.
A team from Maidangarhi police station rushed to the spot and, on entering the premises, found Prem and Ritik lying in a pool of blood on the ground floor. Rajani’s body was discovered on the first floor.
“The crime and forensic teams were called in for inspection. The scene was preserved, evidence collected, and photographs of the bodies taken before further medico-legal formalities,” the DCP said.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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