India News | C'garh: Couple, Toddler Daughter Found Hanging in Korba Home

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A couple allegedly committed suicide after killing their one-and-half-year-old daughter in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said on Saturday.

Korba, Jun 13 (PTI) A couple allegedly committed suicide after killing their one-and-half-year-old daughter in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said on Saturday.

The bodies of Ashok Kumar Ratre (28) and his daughter Eshi were found hanging in one room while that of his wife Ragini was found hanging in another room in their house in Sukri village under Dipka police station limits on Saturday morning, said KL Sinha, City Superintendent of Police of Darri.

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"Prima facie it seems the couple first killed their daughter and then hanged themselves. No suicide note has been found at the spot," the CSP informed.

Ashok's father has said his son, employed in a private firm, and Ragini had married three years ago and the couple was staying in a separate part of the house for the past one year, the official said.

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"The father said Ashok and Ragini used to constantly quarrel. Further probe into the case is underway," Sinha said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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