Three persons of a family allegedly ended their lives, in Chintalapalem of Kothavalasa mandal of Vizianagaram district in the early hours of September 12. According to police, the deceased were identified as Mohammed Mohinuddin (43), Samsunisha (39) and Fatima Zaheera (age not known yet).
They all belonged to Marripalem of Visakhapatnam. Family disputes and financial problems were said to be the main reasons for taking the extreme step. Later, their bodies were found floating in a well used for agricultural purposes and the local police were informed about it.
Vizianagaram Superintendent of Police S. Deepika directed Kothavalasa police personnel to hand over the bodies to the relatives after post-mortem. An investigation is on.
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