4 min readAhmedabadUpdated: May 6, 2026 04:49 AM IST
Police had found a suicide note in his pocket wherein he had admitted to killing his wife and child six months ago and claimed that he was taking the extreme step. (Image generated using AI)
Police in Mehsana, Gujarat, have discovered skeletal remains of an adult and a child in a shallow, 3-foot grave under a house in Shahpur village in Vadnagar. They believe the remains are those of a woman who was once the mistress of that house, and her 2-year-old daughter.
The woman, who is thought to have been 29-year-old Priyanka, and the child her daughter Pari, are presumed to have been dead for more than seven months. They were allegedly killed by the woman’s husband and the child’s father, Girish Babu Parmar.
The remains were found on Monday (May 4) morning, a day after Parmar himself died, allegedly by suicide.
The only survivor from the family is now the couple’s other child, the twin of their daughter Pari, who has been living with a relative.
The skeletal remains were discovered hours after the Vadnagar Police completed the panchnama of the body of Parmar, who died after jumping from the fourth floor of GMERS Vadnagar Civil Hospital, about 11 km from his village.
A suicide note was found in Parmar’s pocket, in which he confessed to having killed his wife and their child, and said that he was now ending his own life as well, police said.
Police Inspector M N Dave of Vadnagar Police told The Indian Express, “Girish Parmar died by suicide at Vadnagar Civil Hospital on May 3, where he had gone expressly for this purpose (to kill himself). During the inquest, we found a suicide note in his pocket where he had written that he had killed his wife and child because both he and his wife were suffering from mental health issues. He apologised for his actions.”
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Based on a complaint by Priyanka’s grandfather Raman Amtha Yogi (75), the dead man was booked for murder on May 4. Yogi had been looking frantically for Priyanka and her daughter since their disappearance on September 18, 2025. On April 18, tired of the evasive answers that Parmar allegedly gave him, Yogi had filed a ‘missing person’s’ report at Vadnagar police station.
“After Priyanka and Pari went missing, Priyanka’s grandfather Raman Yogi who had cared for her since childhood, tried looking for her, but whenever he asked Girish about their whereabouts, he used to get evasive answers. Girish also refused to approach the police. Finally, Yogi filed a missing person’s report in April,” PI Dave said.
Police opened an investigation, but they got their breakthrough only after Parmar allegedly killed himself, leaving behind a dying declaration that allegedly pointed them to the grave.
Parmar went to the civil hospital hours before he was to appear before the Vadnagar Police to give a statement on the disappearance of his wife and child.
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The next day (May 4), police went to Parmar’s house in Shahpur village and searched for the grave at the place mentioned in the suicide note.
“There, outside a room, we found in the courtyard only one place where there were no tiles, but only plaster. We called in the executive magistrate and began digging there. We found the two severely decomposed bodies at a depth of 3 feet. They were sent to GMERS Vadnagar Civil Hospital for a post mortem examination,” Dave said.
Police said Parmar worked as a diamond polisher at a unit in Vadnagar, and had married Priyanka four years ago. Two years ago, she had given birth to twins, one of whom lived with them and the other with a relative.
On Parmar’s death, Inspector Dave said, “The Head Constable investigating the missing person’s report had been questioning all the family members and had called Girish Parmar to give a statement. We believe he died by suicide fearing that his deeds would come to light. He died before giving the statement to the police.”
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After a forensic examination of the bodies, a DNA analysis will be carried out at the Forensic Science Laboratory to confirm their identities. Police are also investigating whether anyone else was involved in the deaths of Priyanka and Pari.
Brendan Dabhi works with The Indian Express, focusing his comprehensive reporting primarily on Gujarat. He covers the region's most critical social, legal, and administrative sectors, notably specializing at the intersection of health, social justice, and disasters.
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