Four members of family commit suicide

Palakkad, Oct 26 (UNI) Four members of a family were found dead and another was taken to a local hospital in serious condition after they allegedly consumed poison at Kalpathi in this district of Kerala today.

Police said the deceased were identified as Prasanth Kumar(34), his wife Lekha(30) and children Durgesh(12) and Binu(nine). Their daughter Dhanu(5) was admitted to the District Hospital in a serious condition.

Prasanth was working with a private finance company and financial problems were said to be the reason for the extreme step.

UNI