Telangana, February 07: In a suspected incident of suicide, a family of four, including two minors, was found dead in Keesara area of Medchal district on Friday after they allegedly jumped into a lake.

According to Keesara police, the husband and wife jumped into the lake along with their children. The deceased family consisted of Ramesh (32), his wife Manipadiga Shyamala alias Manasa (26), and their daughters- Geeta (three) and Divya (six months). The bodies recovered from the lake have been sent for a postmortem and an investigation has been initiated.

Keesara police further reported that the family had gone missing from around 2.30 pm on Monday, reportedly after a dispute with Ramesh’s family over financial matters. When the four did not return on Monday night, their relatives started searching for them. On Tuesday, one of the search parties reached the lake and found Ramesh’s Bajaj Chetak scooter parked near the lake. When they got closer, they found his body floating.

They then alerted the police around 1 pm and the team reached the lake. They immediately began to search for the rest of the family members. Srinivas, a police constable from Keesara who was with the team, retrieved the bodies of the other members of the family. The bodies were shifted to Gandhi Hospital morgue and preserved for autopsy while the Keesara police booked a case and are investigating.