A father allegedly strangled his seven-year-old son to death and then committed suicide in Faridabad’s Dayalpur village.
Police said the preliminary investigation revealed that the father took this step due to financial difficulties arising from gambling and alcohol addiction.
The father was identified as Sagar (32), a resident of Dayalpur village.
Since Sagar was a gambling and alcohol addict, his wife moved to the neighbouring Machhagar village with their seven-year-old son and in-laws.
Sagar used to lived alone in his Dayalpur home.
He visited Machhagar village on Sunday and brought his son back to Dayalpur with him.
On Sunday night, Sagar strangled his son to death and then committed suicide by hanging himself from a fan. A neighbour visited their home and discovered the incident.
Police reached the location and transported the bodies to the mortuary for post-mortem.
A senior police officer said that Sagar took this extreme step due to loneliness and financial difficulties, however, it is a matter of investigation. Further probe is under way.
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