Unable to pay rent, family of four dies by jumping into Kerala river
The body of a seven-year-old girl was recovered from a river near Piravom on Sunday, completing the recovery of all four members of a family
The body of a seven-year-old girl was recovered from a river near Piravom on Sunday, completing the recovery of all four members of a family who allegedly died by suicide, police said. The bodies of the girl’s mother, Viji, a visually impaired woman, and her two-year-old son were recovered from the river on Friday evening. The body of the girl’s father, Narayanan, was recovered on Saturday, while the search for the girl continued until Sunday morning.
Read Full Story Police and Fire and Rescue Services personnel had been searching for the girl since Saturday but were unsuccessful. The search resumed on Sunday morning, and officials said her body was later recovered from the river near Piravom. Following an investigation, police identified Viji and her son as residents of a rented house in Kothamangalam. After confirming their identities, police launched a search for Narayanan and the couple’s daughter, who were missing. According to police, Narayanan, a native of Palakkad, was living with his family in the rented house in Kothamangalam.
Officials said Narayanan and his family had recently approached the Kothamangalam police seeking financial assistance as they were unable to pay the rent for their house. Police helped arrange alternative accommodation, and the family was scheduled to shift there on Sunday. Investigators have also recovered CCTV footage from a restaurant in Piravom showing the family having food there on Thursday. Police have recorded the statements of relatives and others close to the family and have registered a case of unnatural death.
The postmortem examination of the bodies was to be completed on Sunday, after which they were to be handed over to the relatives. With the recovery of the seven-year-old girl’s body on Sunday, all four members of the family have now been found, as police continue their investigation into the case. Ends
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