Bengaluru: Techie, family found dead; police hints at murder-suicide

A family of four, including a software consultant, his wife, and their two young children, were found dead in their rented RMV II stage (in Sadashiv Nagar) residence in what police suspect is murder-suicide.

The deceased have been identified as Anup Kumar (38), his wife Rakhi (35), their 5-year-old daughter Anupriya, and their 2-year-old son Priyansh. The family, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, had moved to Bengaluru for Anup Kumar's job as a software consultant with a private firm. According to reports, the couple killed the children before taking the extreme step

The bodies were found on Monday morning (January 6) when the domestic help came for work. Having received no response despite repeated attempts, the house help alerted neighbors, who contacted the police.

Police are investigating the circumstances which led to the incident.

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