Noida:
The Noida police have registered a criminal case against nine persons for abetting a man in killing his wife, child, and himself.
On the basis of a suicide note recovered from the spot, Devanand lodged a complaint with Noida sector-20 police station that his elder brother Shivananad had mentioned the names of the persons who had forced him to commit suicide.
"On the complaint of Devanand, the police have registered a criminal case against the nine persons. Due to the stress mainly caused by these persons, Shivanand might have taken this extreme step," said Noida (City) police superintendent Anant Deo.
The accused have been identified as Kishan alias Nenu, Shankar, Sandeep, Chhotu, Sanjay, Mumtaz, Neetu, Mayank and Yogi.
Shivanand committed suicide after administering a poisonous substance to his one-and-half-year old daughter Akriti and strangulating his wife Hina to death. The deaths were discovered on Tuesday when neighbours noticed the door of Shivanand's residence remained closed till quite late in the morning.
The family was found dead on the first floor of their house in sector 27, Noida.
Shivanand used to work at a call-center in the city but was unemployed since quite some time.