Bodies of Man, His 4 Daughters Found At Delhi Home, Murder-Suicide Suspected

New Delhi: the bodies of a man and his four daughters were found at their residence in Delhi. Police suspect that the man first killed children and then committed suicide by consuming poison.

The bodies were discovered when the owner of the house informed the police on Friday regarding a foul smell coming from a flat. The tenants of this house were last seen by the neighbours on September 24.

Police seized three packets of poison, five glasses and a spoon containing suspicious liquid inside the house at Rangpuri.

The victims were identified as Heeralal Sharma, 46, a carpenter, and his daughters Neetu, 26, Nikki, 24, Neeru, 23, and Nidhi, 20. Two of the daughters were differently abled.

The door of the house was bolted from the inside and could be opened by the police with the help of the fire brigade team.

The wife of the victim had died of cancer about a year back.