Overview
- The deceased were identified as handloom trader Sachin Grover, 30, his wife Shivani, 28, and their four‑month‑old son, Fateh.
- Relatives living on the ground floor found the child in one room and the couple hanged from ceiling fans in separate rooms on Wednesday morning.
- Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi said a note recovered at the scene asked that the family car and house be sold to repay debts and stated there were no complaints against relatives.
- Investigators later recovered photographs of a 33‑page note from Sachin’s phone, the bodies were sent for post‑mortem, and a formal investigation is underway by local police.
- Sachin’s mother told police he said he needed to deposit Rs 5 lakh but had only arranged Rs 3 lakh, and reports say he ran the Panipat Handloom showroom in Mohanganj.
- Local reporting places the case in Shahjahanpur’s Durga Enclave under Roza police station, though some early accounts cited Saharanpur.