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Visakhapatnam couple driven to poison children and commit suicide

A family of 4 from Visakhapatnam succumb to shocking events when the couple give poison to their children and commit suicide afterwards.

A family of four from Arilova in Visakhapatnam come to a tragic end as initial reports come in. The family consisting of the couple and their two children were from Prakasam district originally and had come to Visakhapatnam just about 6 months ago. Rajesh and Sowmya, the parents have cited mitigating circumstances that have driven them to take this radical step. A case of troublesome family disputes and acute shortage of required financial resources have emerged as the driving factors. The couple were no doubt in much distress to have taken this step.

The two children were Vishnuteja aged 9 and Jahnavi aged 5. It is heart breaking news indeed as the entire family is now lost. This incident has occurred on Thursday evening and the sad going on was discovered by neighbors who found the deceased members. From what is known yet, the couple first administered some poison to the children and afterwards proceeded to commit suicide. They were found hanging from the ceiling fan.

Investigations and inquiries are on.

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