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Police Probe Separate Suspected Murder–Suicides in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh

Investigators await medical and autopsy results to establish the causes.

Overview

  • In Mandya’s KR Pete, Darshan, 29, and his wife Divya/Divyashree, 25, were found dead by hanging after a reported domestic dispute, and no suicide note was recovered.
  • Police say Darshan phoned his brother before his death; the couple’s two-year-old daughter survived and is reported out of danger as doctors assess possible strangulation injuries.
  • Mandya police have registered a case of unnatural death and are relying on forensic examinations to confirm the sequence of events.
  • In Indore’s Pardeshipura/Nanda Nagar area, Eknath Wagh, 43, was found hanging and his wife Rohini, 36, was found inside the home; investigators suspect he killed her before dying by suicide.
  • Indore officers cite recent financial strain and reported stock-market losses in early inquiries, note the couple’s sons were sent out shortly before, and say post-mortems and witness questioning are underway.