Eyewitness Reveals Panchkula Family Suicide Victim Spoke of Debt and Lack of Support from Wealthy Relatives

Eyewitness Reveals Panchkula Family Suicidede: Seven members of a family from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, were found to have died by suicide in Panchakula, Haryana, on Monday night. Police said financial losses may have driven them to the extreme step.

Sources said the family consumed poison and died by suicide around midnight inside their car parked in Sector 27, Panchkula. The rear windows were covered with a towel, and the car was locked from the inside. A passer-by, noticing the unusual window covering, looked inside, found the occupants unconscious, and alerted the police.

Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) rushed to the spot and found seven family members inside the car, most of them in a semi-conscious state. They were immediately taken to a nearby hospital.

Rana said the man told him the family had been reeling under severe debt, and their "millionaire" relatives didn't help them.

“My brother went for a walk at around 10 at night. Our owner said that there is a car parked behind our vehicles. Both of them went to see that car. At that time, there was only one person alive in the car. That person said all of us are getting some rest...But later we found it suspicious and went to the car again. We saw that everyone had vomited in the car. All of them were dead...When we questioned the person who was alive, he said that the whole family had committed suicide by consuming poison... After 5 minutes, he also collapsed. He mentioned that the family was in debt and no one supported them. Their relatives are millionaires, but they did not help...That's why the family did this...A total of 7 people were in the family,” he told ANI

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Mittal was the only family member still alive when the police arrived, but later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. A handwritten note was recovered from the car, though its details have not yet been disclosed.

Panchkula Deputy Commissioner of Police Himadri Kaushik and Deputy Commissioner of Police Law and Order Amit Dahiya reached the location and began an investigation. "We received information that six people have been brought to Ojas Hospital. When we reached there and learnt they were declared brought dead. Another person was brought to the Civil Hospital, Sector 6, and he has also been declared dead. As per initial facts, it is a case of suicide. We are collecting scientific evidence to assess the matter,’’ said Kaushik.

Sources pointed out that initial findings suggest financial problems as a possible reason behind the extreme step. Relatives said the family used to live in Panchkula and ran a business with a sound financial condition, but shifted to Dehradun about ten years ago after suffering business losses and falling into debt.

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The police have said the case, prima facie, appears to be one of suicide.

While six people were found dead inside the parked car, one person died on the way to the hospital.

Panchkula deputy commissioner of police, Himadri Kaushik, said," Prima facie, it appears to be a matter of suicide. However, further investigations are on."

The car was parked in a residential area in Panchkula's Sector 27.

The deceased included a 41-year-old man, his wife, his parents, and three minors, including two girls.

"At the moment, we are investigating the case from all angles. We are questioning the people in the area and going through the CCTV footage," DCP (Crime), Panchkula, Haryana, Amit Dahiya said.

The family was from Panchkula. They used to live in Dehradun.

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