HIV positive couple, children found dead

According to Mansukh’s elder brother Jayantibhai’s statement before the police, Mansukh, a diamond cutter, had married Dayaben in court a few years ago.

Both were diagnosed as being HIV positive a month ago.

Mansukh apprised Jayantibhai about his condition and his wife’s only a fortnight ago, and entreated him not to “waste” money on their treatment.

Both were said to be under severe depression and had also become too weak to work.

Owing to their condition, both Mansukh and Dayaben decided to kill themselves and also end the lives of their children, Jayantibhai reportedly told the police.

The Visavadar police recovered the bodies from a farmland and sent them for the post-mortem examination.

The bodies were cremated on Friday.