Family Of 4 Dies By Suicide In Rajasthan's Barmer, Bodies Found In Water Tank
Gopilal, Kavita's uncle, said that Shivlal wanted to build a separate house with funds sanctioned under PM Awas Yojana. But his brother and mother did not allow it.
Four members of a family allegedly died by suicide by jumping into a water tank in Rajasthan's Barmer district.
The victims have been identified as Shivlal (35), his wife Kavita (32), and their two sons, aged 8 and 6. All four members of the family were found dead on Tuesday evening in a tank outside their home in Brahmano Ki Dhani in Sheo Police Station limits.
Shivlal allegedly jumped into the tank along with his family after locking the house, suggests the preliminary report.
The incident was reported after Shivlal's younger brother, unable to reach out to him on the phone, sent a neighbour to check.
'The bodies were found in the tank on Tuesday evening. The in-laws were informed, and the retrieval was done on Wednesday morning in their presence as they could not arrive at night," Sheo DSP Manaram Garg was quoted by news agency PTI.
Gopilal, Kavita's uncle, told PTI that Shivlal wanted to build a separate house with funds sanctioned under PM Awas Yojana. But his brother and mother did not allow it.
Notably, Shivlal wrote a suicide note on June 29; however, he did not act on it immediately. But on Tuesday, after his mother left to visit his brother in Barmer and his father was away for religious work, Shivlal and Kavita turned off their phones and allegedly took the drastic step.
Police recorded statements of relatives from both sides and are investigating the case under relevant IPC sections related to abetment of suicide.
Sheo Police said further inquiries would consider the contents of the alleged suicide note and family disputes as part of the probe.
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July 02, 2025, 14:29 IST
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