NEW DELHI: A couple and their three minor children were found dead at their home in Bagodara village in the early hours of Sunday, in what police believe is a case of mass suicide. Ahmedabad SP Om Prakash Jat confirmed that police were alerted around 2 am. “Prima facie, it appears they consumed poison. Further investigation is ongoing to determine the motive,” he said. The tragic discovery has shocked the local community. Authorities are speaking with neighbors and relatives as part of the probe.“A man, his wife and their three children died by consuming poison at their rented accommodation in Bagodara. The man used to drive an auto-rickshaw for a living, and the exact reason behind the extreme step taken by the family is not immediately clear,” the official said to news agency PTI.
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The deceased have been identified as Vipul Vaghela (32), his wife Sonal (26) and their children Kareena (11), Mayur (8) and Princess (5), a Bagodara police station official said.The bodies were sent to a local hospital for postmortem, he said.
