The body of a 50-year-old man was found hanging in Goa while the bodies of his wife and son were recovered from a beach in Karnataka on the same day, police suspect mass suicide after recovering evidence of financial crisis and intention of suicide expressed by the man himself.
Bodies of a family of three were found in different places on the same day and the police suspect it to be a case of mass suicide. The body of a 50-year-old man was found in Goa, inside a forest patch while the bodies of his wife and child were recovered in Karnataka at Devbag beach.
According to the reports by PTI, the man has been identified as Shyam Patil who was a labour contractor. He reportedly was in debt from institutions and individuals.
A police official told the media, "Patil's body was found hanging from a tree in a forest in Quepem taluka in south Goa on Thursday. The corpse of his wife Jyoti (37) and 12-year-old son were spotted off Devbag beach in Karwar in Karnataka the same day."
He also added saying, "Prima facie, it seems like a case of mass suicide. The family lived in Chicalim village, some 15 kilometres away from Panaji. As per neighbours, they had left for Karwar on Wednesday at 8:30pm."
The police also informed that Patil had sent a voice message to his friends and a relative telling them about the suicide of his wife and son and also mentioned that he would also be taking his own life.
Along with that, the reports said that a note has been recovered from Patil's car in which he mentioned about ending his life due to the financial crisis he was facing.
The case is under further investigation, reportedly.