CUTTACK: Three members of a family including an elderly couple and their son attempted suicide allegedly by consuming pesticide due to financial crisis, here on Friday. Police identified the trio as 85-year-old Uma Charan Panda, his wife Sarojini (70) and their son Soumya Ranjan (44). When the house owner and some neighbours found the door locked from inside since a long time, they informed police. “As per the statement of the house owner, the family was unable to pay rent of Rs 15,000 since the last three months. The rent agreement had already completed in January but the family had not vacated the house despite repeated reminders,” Rout said.

Source: Indian Express August 03, 2024 04:14 UTC