MADURAI: A man and his wife from the Pandhadi area in
Madurai city
committed suicide after murdering their two-year-old daughter on Saturday night,
police
said.
The deceased, identified as R Vijayakumar,40, a goldsmith his wife V Vanisri, 38, and their daughter
Harshini
were from Pandhadi Fifth Street.
The couple got married three years ago. The husband faced loss in his business and had obtained loans from many persons.
He had taken a 20 lakh loan from a man named Karupaiah, who had borrowed the money from someone else. As the lender began demanding the sum,
Karupaiah
had asked Vijayakumar to return a part of the amount.
Vijayakumar had asked him to visit him on Sunday to collect the money. During his visit, Karupaiah found the house closed. As there was no response, the neighbours and Karupaiah alerted the police.
The police broke into the house and found the couple hanging from the ceiling in the same room. The child was found dead nearby.
Based on a complaint from Vanisri's father
Muthukrishnan
, a case was registered with the South Gate police station and an inquiry was conducted.
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