Couple Poisons 4-Month-Old Son, Then Dies By Suicide Over Rising Debt

A couple in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur first poisoned their 4-month-old son, then died by suicide due to severe financial debt, police said. The bodies of the three were found by relatives in separate rooms on Wednesday morning. 

According to the police, Sachin Grover (30), a handloom businessman, and his wife Shivani (28), who were parents to a four-month-old son, Fateh, were in debt.  A suicide note was recovered from the spot, in which Sachin stated that he was deeply distressed by mounting debt and lack of income, police said. 

"I have no complaints with my family; they all supported me. Please sell our car and house to settle the debt so that no one can say our debt remained unpaid," Sachin wrote in the suicide note.

"The couple hanged themselves from ceiling fans on Tuesday night, while the child's body was found in another room. Prima facie, it appears that the parents first poisoned their son before ending their lives," the police said.

According to police, the family lived on the second floor of their house, and the bodies were discovered by their relatives who live on the ground floor.

Sachin's mother told police that on Tuesday evening, her son said that he needed to deposit Rs 5 lakh in the bank but had managed to arrange Rs 3 lakh, for which he was in distress.