In a tragic incident, seven members of a family from Dehradun were discovered dead inside a locked car in Sector 27 of Panchkula district, Haryana late night on Monday.
Those dead have been identified as 42-year-old Praveen Mittal, his parents, wife, two daughters and a son.
The vehicle was found parked along the roadside in a residential neighbourhood, according to reports.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Panchkula, Himadri Kaushik, told reporters, “We received information that six people have been brought to Ojas Hospital. When we reached here, we found out that they are all dead. Another person was brought to the Civil Hospital, Sector 6; he has also been declared dead. Prima facie, it looks like a matter of suicide. All the investigating officers are at the spot…All of the deceased are family members…”
The police recovered a suicide note from the car. However, the full contents of the note were not disclosed. According to the police, the family appeared to be under immense financial pressure, which could have driven them to suicide.
Mittal, a resident of Dehradun, had travelled to Panchkula with his family to attend a Hanuman Katha program organised by Bageshwar Dham. The event had recently concluded, and the family was reportedly returning to Dehradun when they took the extreme step.
In a video footage that has emerged, Mittal appears to be telling a resident of Haryana that he too would die in five minutes as he had also consumed poison.
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