Overview

• Krishan Kumar, a Tata Steel senior manager battling advanced cancer, was found dead alongside his wife Dolly Devi and daughters Pinky and Mainiya in their Jamshedpur residence.
• The bodies were discovered hanging from separate nooses in a locked room late Friday night after neighbors reported a foul smell to authorities.
• Police are investigating whether the deaths were a collective suicide or a homicide staged to appear as such, with forensic analysis and post-mortem examinations underway.
• No suicide note was found at the scene, and the exact timing of the deaths is unclear, though they are suspected to have occurred Wednesday or Thursday night.
• Kumar’s father reported his son was struggling with depression following his cancer diagnosis, and the family had recently returned from Mumbai for continued treatment in Jamshedpur.