Woman and two children found dead in Salem

A woman and her two children were found dead at their residence in Kondalampatti, Salem on Thursday evening.

The woman, G. Sangeetha, 32, was married to a police chief who worked at the Government Hospital police station in Salem city.

Police chief K. Govindaraj, 35, hails from Olaipatti near Tholasampatti and is a writer at the police station. He and Sangeetha lived with their son G. Rohit, 8, and daughter G. Dharshika Sri, 4, in the police quarters in Kondalampatti.

The couple had reportedly argued frequently over a family dispute.

When Govindaraj returned home from work around 11pm on Thursday, he found his two children dead near the toilet and his wife had allegedly died by suicide.

He immediately raised an alarm and local residents informed the Kondalampatti police.

Police rushed to the spot and sent the three bodies to Salem Government Hospital for post-mortem. A case has been registered under Section 194(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Police suspect that Sangeetha might have killed her children before they died by suicide.

(For help in overcoming suicidal thoughts, call the government health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416, and Sneha suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050.)