Six members of a family, including two children, were found dead at their home in Balana village near Ambala City on Friday morning. The deceased have been identified as Sukhwinder Singh (34), his wife Reena (28), their daughters Aashu (5) and Jassi (7), father Sangat Ram (65) and mother Mahindro Kaur (60). The cause of the deaths will be clear after the post-mortem examination, Ambala police said.
Talking to ‘The Pioneer’ over the phone, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Joginder Singh said that Police team rushed to the incident site after being informed by local residents. A suicide note has been recovered from the incident site. After receiving complaint from the relative of Sukhwinder Singh, a case has been registered against two people linked to an automobile dealer of Yamunanagar whose names were mentioned in the suicide note. Various teams have been formed and they have started investigating the case from several angles. As per preliminary examination, it seems five members of the family were strangled but the real reason of the death will be clear after the autopsy report arrives.
Police sources said that Sukhwinder Singh was found hanging from the ceiling fan in a room while the other family members were lying unconscious. All were taken to the Civil Hospital in Ambala City where the doctors declared them brought dead. In the recovered suicide note, Sukhwinder, who worked at a private insurance company in Yamunanagar, alleged that two officials of the company were forcing him to give Rs 10 lakhs, which he could not arrange. He also mentioned the names of the two officials in the note, he added.
Meanwhile, the autopsy was conducted in the Ambala City hospital and the bodies were handed over to the relatives.