In a disturbing incident, local authorities in Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh, discovered the bodies of five individuals from the same family, including three children, in what appears to be a mass suicide at their residence in Ravdi village.
Madhya Pradesh police responded early Monday morning following an alert. Initial findings indicate that Rakesh Dodwa (27), his wife Lalita Dodwa (25), and their children Laxmi (9), Prakash (7), and Akshay (5) were found hanging inside their home.
“A distressing report of five deaths in Ravdi village, Sondwa tehsil, reached us at 7 AM today,” confirmed a police official.
A team led by the Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) of Alirajpur has been assembled to investigate the incident thoroughly. This tragedy bears eerie similarities to a case reported in Gujarat last year, where seven family members, including three young children, were found deceased in their residence. In that instance, six succumbed to poisoning and one was found hanging in Surat’s Palanpur Jakatnak Road area.
“A suicide note referencing financial troubles was recovered from the scene in Gujarat,” police officials revealed, echoing the tragic circumstances that have gripped communities in recent years.
The bodies of the deceased in Alirajpur have been transported for autopsy as authorities endeavour to unravel the circumstances surrounding this heartbreaking event.
Both these incidents resonate grimly with past tragedies, such as the mass suicide of nine family members in Maharashtra’s Mhaisal village in 2022, and the infamous Burari incident in Delhi, where 11 family members were found to have taken their lives nearly four years earlier.
