Bodies Of 3 Family Members Found In Gujarat, Suicide Suspected: Police

Bodies of three members of a family were found hanging from two trees near their house in a remote village in Gujarat's Navsari distirct, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Wednesday.

The dead included a 31-year-old man, Yogesh Dhatal, his father Jatarbhai Dhatal, 58, and mother Mankiben Dhatal, 56, the official from Vansda police station said.

Their bodies were found on two mango trees near their house in Mola Amba village under Vansda taluka on Tuesday morning, he said.

It took hours for police to reach the hilly village, that is cut off from the main centre and does not have a proper motorable road, the official said, adding that prima facie, it appeared that the three died by suicide.

"The man's sister, who lives with her husband in the same village, first spotted the bodies. She said her brother was mentally disturbed and had attempted suicide thrice in the last two years after recovering from an illness," police sub-inspector PV Vasava said.

"Prima facie, it appears that the man's parents went into a shock after finding their son's body and then allegedly hanged themselves from a tree near the one where he killed himself," Vasava said.

The bodies were sent to a hospital in Vansda for postmortem and doctors prima facie said it appeared to be a case of suicide, the official added.

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