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Crime
Couple and Two Toddlers Found Dead in Apparent Family Suicide in Visakhapatnam
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 30 Aug 2026, 12:33 AM
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Police discovered the bodies of a married couple and their two toddlers inside a house in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, in what appears to be a family suicide.
Visakhapatnam police on Monday entered a residential house after receiving a distress call and found the lifeless bodies of a husband, his wife and their two toddlers. The deceased were identified as a local couple, but their names have not been released pending formal notification to relatives.
Preliminary investigations suggest the incident was a coordinated family suicide, as no signs of forced entry or external violence were observed at the scene. Forensic teams were called to the location to conduct post‑mortem examinations and to determine the exact cause of death.
Authorities have opened a case under the state's suicide provisions and are interviewing neighbours and relatives to understand any possible motives or distress factors that may have led to the tragic act. The police have appealed to the public for any information that could aid the inquiry.
The incident adds to a series of recent family‑related suicides reported across Andhra Pradesh, prompting calls for increased mental‑health support in the region.
Preliminary investigations suggest the incident was a coordinated family suicide, as no signs of forced entry or external violence were observed at the scene. Forensic teams were called to the location to conduct post‑mortem examinations and to determine the exact cause of death.
Authorities have opened a case under the state's suicide provisions and are interviewing neighbours and relatives to understand any possible motives or distress factors that may have led to the tragic act. The police have appealed to the public for any information that could aid the inquiry.
The incident adds to a series of recent family‑related suicides reported across Andhra Pradesh, prompting calls for increased mental‑health support in the region.