Kolkata Couple Kills Son and Commits Suicide, Blaming Relatives for Their Deaths in Note

Kolkata: In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old man, his 35-year-old wife, and their 2.5-year-old son were found dead in their home in the Kasba area of south Kolkata on Tuesday.

According to police, Somnath Rai, an autorickshaw driver, his wife Sumitra Rai, and their son were found dead in their home. The couple had scribbled a note on the wall blaming two relatives for their death.

Firstly, Somnath hanged his two-and-a-half-year-old son and then tied himself with his dead body. Seeing both of them hanging from the noose, Sumitra also hanged herself.

Sumitra's family members claimed that the couple killed the child and committed suicide because of a property dispute. Both of them wrote a suicide note on the wall of the house in which the property dispute was mentioned.

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Kolkata Police has taken action and arrested Somnath's uncle, Pradeep Ghoshal, aunt, Neelima Ghoshal, and maternal aunt, Khukumni Ghoshal, in connection with the incident.

“The 40-year-old man was an autorickshaw driver. Some of his associates came to call him in the morning and informed the police when nobody answered the door. We had to break in. The infant’s body was found in the arms of his father. The bodies of the man and his 35-year-old wife were found hanging,” a police officer said.

“Some neighbours said the man was in a financial crisis and had taken loans from several people. The child was suffering from some illness,” the officer said.

The police are investigating the case and questioning the arrested individuals.