Sangli deaths: 9 dead bodies found at two different flats, more details hint at suicide pact
India Today
The bodies of nine family members were found in two different houses of the brothers, located 1.5 km apart, in Mhaisal village in the western Maharashtra district, over 350 km from the state capital Mumbai.
Nine members of a family of two brothers were found dead in Maharashtra's Sangli district on Monday, police said. The bodies were found in two different houses of the brothers, located 1.5 km apart, in Mhaisal village in the western Maharashtra district, over 350 km from the state capital Mumbai.
Police suspect it to be a case of a suicide pact, while a preliminary probe suggests the duo had heavily borrowed money from various people.
The police said the deceased included two brothers, Popat Vanmore (56), Dr Manik Vanmore, their mother, wives and four children and it is suspected they might have consumed poisonous substances to end their lives.
''Based on the names mentioned in the notes found at the spots, we have registered a case of abetment to suicide against 25 people,'' said Dikshit Gedam, Superintendent of Police, Sangli.
The deceased have been identified as Popat Yallappa Vanmore (52), a doctor by profession, Sangeeta Popat Vanmore (48), Archana Popat Vanmore (30), Shubham Popat Vanmore (28), Manik Yallappa Vanmore (49), Rekha Manik Vanmore (45) and Aditya Manik Van (15), Anita Manik Vanmore (28) and Akkatai Vanmore (72).
