The toll in the suspicious deaths reported on October 8 at Aralasurali village in Tirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district in Karnataka increased to four as 28-year-old Bharath succumbed to burn injuries on October 9. His father Raghavendra, 63, mother Nagarathna, 55, and elder brother Sriram, 34, were found dead on October 8 morning.
Bharath, who suffered burn injuries, was rushed to a hospital. He succumbed a day later in a hospital in Bengaluru. Tirthahalli police learned about the incident on October 8 morning.
The police are investigating the case based on the death note found at the residence, and the dying declaration of Bharat. The police recorded his statement on video in the presence of doctors before he breathed his last. It is not clear what led to the death of all four members of the family.
