South Delhi triple murder: Man held for killing parents, elder brother, cops say wanted to die by suicide

It is suspected that Siddharth intended to die by suicide after allegedly murdering his family members, DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan said.

The deceased were identified as Prem Singh (50), his wife Rajani (45) and their elder son Ritik (24).

Prima facie, it has emerged that the accused had disclosed to someone that he had murdered his family and would not live there anymore, DCP Chauhan added. During the preliminary probe, police claimed to have found documents and medication, suggesting Siddharth’s prolonged treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and anger management issues.

“He is being questioned to ascertain the motive behind the crime. Further investigation is underway,” DCP Chauhan said.

The accused had allegedly told his friend about a month back that he plans on leaving his family behind and moving to Rajasthan, a police officer said. Siddharth allegedly took his family scooter to flee the spot of the crime, which was later found parked near the Mehrauli police station, the officer added.

Police said that a PCR call was received around 7 pm on Wednesday when they were informed that a man had been found lying in a pool of blood inside house number 155 at Satbari Kharak village in Maidangarhi. It was Ritik’s body. “When a police team reached the spot, three persons were found dead,” the DCP said.