A 35-year-old unemployed dance instructor first killed his eight-year-old son and then attempted to kill his wife and nine-year-old daughter before attempting suicide in East Delhi’s Farsh Bazar area on Monday night. Preliminary investigation revealed that the family was undergoing financial crisis and there was also some property dispute that triggered the incident.
Police have recovered a suicide note written in a diary which has been signed by all four family members, including the children, which has led police to ascertain that the incident was a suicide pact. The suicide note states, “We are upset with our family members and some of those from outside our family. We are very unhappy and we are going to commit suicide. But we have forgiven everyone. No one should be troubled.” A case under Sections of murder, attempt to murder, attempt to suicide and poisoning has been registered at Farsh Bazar police station and investigation is on.
The incident occurred on Monday night around 11 pm when the father of two children, Ajay Kumar and his wife, Ritu (30) asked their two children —Vedika and Krishna to sign in the diary and then gave them milk spiked with sedative.
“Kumar, a dance instructor and teaches yoga and aerobics was not working for the last five years. He initially lived with his mother Rajkumari at her residence in Farsh Bazar but after a property dispute, he shifted to Bholanath Nagar in Shahdara in a rented accommodation for the past one-and-a-half years,” a senior police officer said.
Investigation revealed that the family retired to bed after they fell unconscious by 11.45 pm and around 12 am, Ajay first slit his son and daughter’s throats and then Ritu’s. later, he slit his wrists and neck. “Ajay had pre-set the time for 4 am for sending an SMS to his sister Deepti and brother-in-law, Satbir, who stay in Bihari colony in Farsh Bazar. Satbir received the SMS at 4 am and he along with Deepti rushed to Ajay’s house. They found the family lying in bed in a pool of blood,” the officer added.