Jharkhand News: Man commits suicide along with his two children in Jamshedpur

KUMUD JENAMANI

Jamshedpur, June 14: A 30-year-old man committed suicide along with his two children by coming under the wheels of a goods train in the Tata-Salgajuri station area about 15 kms away from the heart of the city early this morning.

The three bodies remained lying unidentified till late in the afternoon, but as the area falls under Govindpur thana area, the bodies were identified after the Govindpur police had chipped in.

The bodies were identified as Laltu Gope, four-year-old daughter Laxmi and two-year-old toddler son Ankit.

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Victim’s wife left home three months ago

Though Laltu was a resident of Shankarda village in the adjoining Potka block, he would stay at a rented house in Govindpur to work at a local factory.

According to Govindpur thana OC, Prakash Kumar Rajak, Laltu’s wife had fled the home three months ago leaving her husband and children.

“Ever since the woman disappeared, Laltu would find it difficult to look after his children besides doing his job. This was the reason that he had become extremely depressed. He might have taken the drastic step due to the depression,” said Rajak while talking to The Jharkhand Story.

The police officer said despite they got this version from Laltu’s mother and sisters, they are investigating the real reason behind the tragedy.