Family of four die by suicide at Puducherry guesthouse

PUDUCHERRY: Four of a family from Dindigul committed suicide at a guesthouse in Puducherry on Friday. Police said Chandrasekhar, 52, a goldsmith from Dindigul, wife C Saraswathi, 48, daughter C Soundarya, 25, and son C Sudarshan, 22, came on a tour to Puducherry on Aug 7.

The family members stayed at a guesthouse in the town limits. They were supposed to vacate the guesthouse on Thursday night but decided to stay one more day and pay the rent.

When they did not leave their room on Friday morning, the guesthouse manager alerted Grand Bazaar police. A police team, which reached the guesthouse, used a spare key and opened the room only to find them dead.

Since there was no suicide note found from the scene, police suspect that loss in business might have forced the goldsmith and his family members to commit suicide.


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