Hyderabad Police Probe Suspected Suicide Pact After Three Found Dead in Amberpet
Investigators recovered a note listing loans tied to a family-run hotel, with forensic checks underway.
Overview
- Police found Ramaraju, 55, his wife Madhavi, 50, and their son Shashank, 24, dead at their home in Amberpet, Hyderabad.
- Officers say they are examining a suspected suicide pact after recovering a note detailing multiple loans linked to the family’s hotel business and reported losses.
- Preliminary findings cite blood stains and indications that the father died by hanging, the son slit his wrist before hanging himself, and the mother may have been smothered, pending forensic confirmation.
- A friend reported a WhatsApp message from Ramaraju stating they were ending their lives, seen around 8 a.m., and police estimate the deaths occurred at about 3:15 a.m.
- Police registered a case, collected evidence with the Clues team, recorded statements from relatives and neighbours, and moved the bodies to Osmania General Hospital for postmortem.