- By Yashashvi Tak
- Sun, 23 Nov 2025 01:23 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A Jharkhand couple and their two children were found dead on Sunday morning in Dumka district. The incident occurred in Bardahi village under the jurisdiction of Hansdiha police station, according to PTI.
The victims were identified as Virendra Manjhi (30), his wife Aarti Kumari (26), their four-year-old daughter Ruhi Kumari, and their two-year-old son Viraj Kumar, Hansdiha police station in-charge Tarachand said.
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The station in-charge said police discovered all four bodies inside the home. Initial findings indicate that the man may have fatally attacked his wife and children before taking his own life.
“Preliminary investigation suggests that the man allegedly strangled his wife and two children before hanging himself. Our investigation is underway,” PTI quoted Tarachand as saying.
The officer added that the woman and the two children were discovered inside the house, while the man’s body was found outside. All four bodies have been taken to Phulo-Jhano Medical College and Hospital in Dumka for autopsy. With the post-mortem report still pending, police are examining every possible angle, Tarachand told PTI.
According to early reports, the man is suspected to have killed his wife and children during the night before ending his own life. Villagers alerted police on Sunday morning, after which officers found the woman and the two children lying inside one of the rooms, Dainik Jagran reported.
Relatives said the family had only returned from the woman’s parental home a day earlier. Virendra’s father, Manoj Manjhi, told Dainik Jagran that the younger child, Viraj, had been unwell for several days and Virendra had planned to take him to a doctor. He also mentioned that the couple, married for six years, had a heated argument on Saturday night before going to bed.
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