Harassed by children over property, elderly couple dies by suicide in Rajasthan

NAGAUR: An elderly couple died by suicide at their home in Nagaur, Rajasthan, allegedly due to harassment by their children over property disputes, police said

The couple's bodies were discovered in a water tank within their residence on Thursday, as stated by the police.

Authorities also found a suicide note affixed to the walls of the house, which claimed that the couple's sons and daughters-in-law were "harassing them over property."

" In the morning, their son called the Police station and said that neighbours are saying since the last 2 days, there has been no movement of his mother and father and that he feels they might have taken some extreme step," said Narayan Togas, superintendent of police, Nagaur.

"Police reached the spot, searched the nearby spots and found their bodies inside a tank. Post-mortem will be done. There was a suicide note pasted on the wall and according to that it appears to be a case of family issue," he added.

The police have launched a further investigation into the case.


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