<p>A 70-year-old woman, her daughter and son allegedly killed themselves at their flat in North Bengaluru’s Mahalakshmi Layout. </p>.<p>Police investigations showed Yashoda, her daughter Suman (41) and son Naresh (36) killed themselves over depression. Police have, however, taken up a case of abetment to suicide against eight to 10 people based on a complaint filed by Yashoda’s elder daughter. </p>.<p>The purported suicides came to light late on Monday night after Yashoda’s elder daughter Aparna, a lawyer by profession, visited her mother’s house as repeated phone calls went unanswered. The trio did not respond to phone calls since Saturday night. </p>.<p>There was no response to repeated knocks on the door. Aparna and other residents broke open the door only to find the trio dead on a bed. Police later arrived at the scene and found tablet strips and a purported two-page death note. </p>.<p>Police suspect the deceased overdosed on pills but are waiting for the autopsy report to arrive at a conclusion. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-election-2019/bengaluru-woman-ends-life-a-month-after-husbands-suicide-1172994.html" target="_blank">Bengaluru woman ends life a month after husband's suicide</a></strong></p>.<p>The family hailed from Andhra Pradesh. Yashoda’s husband Dr Sathyanaraya Rao was a physician and had died two years ago. The family previously stayed in Nagarbhavi and shifted to Mahalakshmi Layout five months ago. </p>.<p>Aparna, the only one to get married among Yashoda’s children, lives with her husband in Rajajinagar. Naresh wanted to get married after Suman’s marriage. </p>.<p>Police suspect that Yashoda, Suman and Naresh were depressed over family issues, especially the latter’s marriage. </p>.<p>Naresh last spoke to Aparna around 6 pm on Saturday. None of the three spoke to any friend or relative after that. Aparna learnt that some people had come looking for Naresh on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. She has filed a police complaint against them. </p>.<p>Police suspect the trio killed themselves sometime on Sunday because the bodies were not highly decomposed. </p>.<p>Aparna saw Naresh’s car in the parking lot but she didn’t know that three of her family had killed themselves. </p>.<p>The death note does not blame anyone and just states that the deceased alone were responsible. No specific reason has been mentioned either, police said. </p>
<p>A 70-year-old woman, her daughter and son allegedly killed themselves at their flat in North Bengaluru’s Mahalakshmi Layout. </p>.<p>Police investigations showed Yashoda, her daughter Suman (41) and son Naresh (36) killed themselves over depression. Police have, however, taken up a case of abetment to suicide against eight to 10 people based on a complaint filed by Yashoda’s elder daughter. </p>.<p>The purported suicides came to light late on Monday night after Yashoda’s elder daughter Aparna, a lawyer by profession, visited her mother’s house as repeated phone calls went unanswered. The trio did not respond to phone calls since Saturday night. </p>.<p>There was no response to repeated knocks on the door. Aparna and other residents broke open the door only to find the trio dead on a bed. Police later arrived at the scene and found tablet strips and a purported two-page death note. </p>.<p>Police suspect the deceased overdosed on pills but are waiting for the autopsy report to arrive at a conclusion. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-election-2019/bengaluru-woman-ends-life-a-month-after-husbands-suicide-1172994.html" target="_blank">Bengaluru woman ends life a month after husband's suicide</a></strong></p>.<p>The family hailed from Andhra Pradesh. Yashoda’s husband Dr Sathyanaraya Rao was a physician and had died two years ago. The family previously stayed in Nagarbhavi and shifted to Mahalakshmi Layout five months ago. </p>.<p>Aparna, the only one to get married among Yashoda’s children, lives with her husband in Rajajinagar. Naresh wanted to get married after Suman’s marriage. </p>.<p>Police suspect that Yashoda, Suman and Naresh were depressed over family issues, especially the latter’s marriage. </p>.<p>Naresh last spoke to Aparna around 6 pm on Saturday. None of the three spoke to any friend or relative after that. Aparna learnt that some people had come looking for Naresh on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. She has filed a police complaint against them. </p>.<p>Police suspect the trio killed themselves sometime on Sunday because the bodies were not highly decomposed. </p>.<p>Aparna saw Naresh’s car in the parking lot but she didn’t know that three of her family had killed themselves. </p>.<p>The death note does not blame anyone and just states that the deceased alone were responsible. No specific reason has been mentioned either, police said. </p>
