Facing Financial troubles, Chennai Doctor, Wife, 2 Sons die by suicide
Medical student death
Chennai: In an unfortunate incident, a doctor, his advocate wife and their two sons allegedly committed suicide at their residence in Chennai's Anna Nagar on Thursday, police said.
The bodies of the doctor-advocate couple and their two sons were found in two separate rooms, police said and added that they could have ended their lives by hanging.
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The incident came to light after the doctor's driver came for work today and getting suspicious, informed the police who upon opening the door found the doctor Balamurugan, 52, and his wife Sumathy, 47, in one room and their sons in another room of the residence in Anna Nagar, reports PTI.
As per a media report in the NDTV, Dr Balamurugan, a sonologist, his advocate wife Sumathy, and their sons, NEET aspirant Jaswant Kumar and Class 11 student Lingesh Kumar, were found hanging in two rooms.
"We suspect they killed themselves. They were in debt. We are investigating. No formal complaint received from anyone so far," a police officer told NDTV.
The Thirumangalam police who have registered a case suspect it to be suicide reportedly due to mounting debts. Further investigation is on.
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