Delhi: Man, his four daughters die by suicide in Vasant Kunj's Rangpuri village

Delhi news: As per reports, the sequence of the incident will be known only after the postmortem report and thorough investigation. According to Delhi Police probe, the father worked as a carpenter and the wife died of cancer a year ago.

Delhi news: A man and his four daughters were found dead in Vasant Kunj's Rangpuri village in the national capital, police said on Saturday (September 28). The four had allegedly consumed poison and died by suicide.

Police broke the lock of the flat and took out the bodies after receiving information from neighbours at around 10:18 am on Friday (September 27).

Police were alerted on Friday about a foul smell coming from the house. When they arrived, they broke the lock of the flat and discovered the bodies. The deceased, Hira Lal (50), lived with his daughters- Neetu, Nishi, Neeru, and Nidhi- who were unable to walk due to their disabilities, sources said. His wife had passed away a year ago, reportedly from cancer.

Police found Celphos tablets near the bodies. The door of the house was locked from inside, and when the door was broken, police found a total of five bodies. According to the initial investigation by police, it is assumed that initially the father first gave poisonous tablets to his daughters and later consumed it himself.

The father is seen entering the house in the CCTV footage of September 24, after which the door was locked from inside. Out of the four daughters, one was blind and one had difficulty in walking.

Upon arriving at the crime scene, police found the door to the room locked, after which they called in the Delhi Fire Service team to break down the door. The bodies of all five were found lying in the room, with open packets of poison nearby. Additionally, juice tetra packs and a water bottle were found in the dustbin.

The Delhi Police investigated the scene with teams from Delhi FSL, CBI, and doctors from Safdarjung Hospital.

The police stated that initial investigations suggest the case appears to be a suicide, but questions arise about how all five could take such a step together. How long had they been planning this? Did the father give poison to the children before committing suicide himself? Multiple angles are being investigated, and the real reason for the incident will become clear only after the post-mortem report is released.