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‘Suicide pact’ in Pimpri: After man, wife & daughter also die
Police recovered a suicide note and it was suspected that the family took the extreme step due to financial stress.
According to the police, the Pillai family hails from Kerala and was residing in an apartment at Karishma Glory in Morwadi area of Pimpri since 2023. (File Photo)
A day after a man died following an alleged suicide attempt with his family in Pimpri-Chinchwad, his wife and daughter were also pronounced dead by the doctors Sunday.
Police have identified the three deceased persons as Vinod Pillai (50), his wife Shailaja (45) and 19-year-old daughter Purnima.
Police said a suicide note was recovered as per which the family took the extreme due to financial stress.
According to the police, the Pillai family hails from Kerala and was residing in an apartment at Karishma Glory in Morwadi area of Pimpri since 2023.
Police said Shailaja was a teacher at an international school. She did not report to the school on Saturday morning. When her school colleagues tried to call her, there was no response. Further inquiry revealed that the family attempted suicide.
After receiving information, a police team rushed to the spot and took the victims to YCM hospital for treatment. Police said Vinod was pronounced dead on Saturday. “His wife and daughter were undergoing treatment, but they too died at the hospital around 10 am on Sunday,” said senior police inspector Suhad Awhad of the Sant Tukaram Nagar police station.
Police said Vinod worked at a private company, but was currently jobless. His daughter was a college student. The bodies were handed over to their relatives after the postmortem.
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