In a shocking case, a couple committed suicide after killing their two children, said police here on Thursday, adding that a suicide note mentioned 'debt trap' forcing them to take the extreme step.
Prima facie it is a case of mass suicide in which the couple, along with their children, including three minor daughters and two sons, drowns in the river.
The accused had given an affidavit of having two children. He feared that he might lose his job because of having more than two children
Inspired by the Bollywood movie characters, the couple used to dupe people via dating apps.
The police have arrested a couple and a man, who claimed to be a sorcerer, in connection with the incident. The main motive of the human sacrifice was the couple’s financial prosperity.
Both of them were rushed to the hospital, where Neha was declared dead. During inquiry, it was revealed that the couple used to quarrel often.
According to the petitioners, the 26 year-old-woman, who has completed graduation, got married to a man from another faith at an Arya Samaj Mandir in northeast Delhi against the wishes of her family.
The couple -- a pastor and his wife in their 40s -- initially told health authorities they took one of the officially designated infection-proof "quarantine" taxies.
When the couple were trying to enter, they were stopped and overpowered by the security personnel present there
They claimed that they had been framed in false cases and though no evidence had been found against them, they were being harassed by local youths and neighbours who have forced them to shut their coaching centre, which was their only means of livelihood
