Couple kills two minor children, dies by suicide over family dispute in Chhattisgarh

A couple in Chhattisgarh's Durg district allegedly killed their two minor children before taking their own lives in a suspected case of family dispute-related suicide.

A couple allegedly killed their two minor children before committing suicide over a family dispute at their home in Chhattisgarh's Durg district on Friday, police said.

Govind Sahu (45) and his wife Chanchal (40) were found hanging from the ceiling, while their daughter Drishna (13) and son Yashant (11) were lying dead on a bed in their house in Arya Nagar under Mohan Nagar police station limits, Durg Additional Superintendent of Police Sukhnandan Rathore said.

The deaths came to light late in the morning when the family did not come out of its room, and Govind's mother peeped inside, saw the scene and alerted the police, he said.

According to the police, a note, purportedly written by Chanchal, was recovered from the scene, in which she mentioned disputes with her husband.

Prima facie, it appears that the couple killed the children before hanging themselves, an official said, adding that investigations are underway to ascertain the exact circumstances behind the deaths.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, he said.