Overview
- Police forced open Room 6-AB at the Digambar Jain Dharamshala in Rajgir after a foul smell was reported and found four bodies hanging inside a room locked from within.
- The deceased were identified from documents as GR Sumangala, 78, her son GR Naga Prasad, 50, and daughters Shilpa GR, 48, and Shrutha GB, 43, residents of Gubbi in Karnataka's Tumkur district.
- Investigators recovered 25 strips of sleeping pills, approximately Rs 1.18 lakh in cash, mobile phones, and identity documents; police sources also said the three women had their hands tied and mouths taped.
- A Forensic Science Laboratory team examined the scene, the room was sealed, and the bodies were sent to Sadar Hospital for autopsy by a medical board with videography as part of an ongoing probe.
- Nalanda police formed a special investigation team, dispatched officers to Karnataka, and are reviewing CCTV and call records, with a preliminary forensic assessment cited by police suggesting suicide while homicide has not been ruled out.