Madhya Pradesh couple dies by suicide after poisoning sons

The couple’s sons were suffering from incurable muscular dystrophy and their condition was deteriorating

Published on: Jan 27, 2023, 08:21:31 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A 45-year-old former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator and his wife allegedly died by suicide after poisoning their two sons suffering from incurable muscular dystrophy in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha on Thursday, said police.

Police found the four in an unconscious state and rushed them to a hospital where they died during treatment. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Additional police superintendent Sameer Yadav said the 45-year-old left a note and also posted it on social media, saying the disease his 13-year-old and seven-year-old sons suffered from forced them to kill themselves.

The former corporator purportedly wrote he was unable to save his sons from the genetic disease. “We are facing trouble for the past five years. ...we have decided to end our lives,” the note said.

Yadav said after seeing the post on social media, some friends rushed to their house but they found it was locked from the inside. “They tried to open the gate and informed the police about it.”

Police found the four in an unconscious state. “They were rushed to the district hospital where they died while undergoing treatment.”

Police cited the probe and said that the 45-year-old first gave poison to his sons and later the couple had it. They have registered a case and were investigating the matter.

The family’s relatives told police the couple tried their best to get their sons treated but their condition was deteriorating.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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