Suicide pact in Karnataka: 13-year-old dies, parents and brother critical

BENGALURU: A 13-year-old boy died and three others of his family are battling for life after their suicide bid went awry at Narayanahalli on the outskirts of Chintamani in Chikkaballapur district.
Police suspect the family members took the extreme step late on Saturday night. The incident came to light on Sunday morning after a relative peeped into the house.
All four of the family — Manjunath, 40, wife Hanumakka, 37, and their sons Muniraju, 18, and Murali, 13 — were struggling to breathe and lying on the bed.
As they were being shifted to MVJ Hospital in Hoskote, Murali succumbed. The other three have been shifted to the ICU, police said. According to police, no one in the neighbourhood was aware of the reason for the incident. There were rumours of a fight that broke out between the husband and wife late Saturday night.