Overview
- Police identified the deceased as Virendra Manjhi, his wife Aarti Kumari, and their children Ruhi and Viraj in Bardahi village under the Hansdiha police station area.
- The woman and two children were found inside the house, while the man was discovered dead outside near the home, with officers citing an alleged hanging.
- Preliminary findings suggest the husband strangled his wife and two children before taking his own life, according to the Hansdiha station officer and the state police chief.
- All four bodies were sent to Phulo-Jhano Medical College and Hospital in Dumka for post-mortem, and a Forensic Science Laboratory team has been requisitioned.
- Senior officers visited the scene as inquiries documented local accounts of a recent marital dispute, a child’s illness, a return from her parents’ home, and possible financial strain, which remain under examination.