Hyderabad, July 21: In a shocking incident, a man killed his wife and 10-month-old daughter at his home before ending his life in the Bowenpally area in Secunderabad here on Sunday. Acting on information, police rushed to the spot and found the body of a woman and her daughter.

According to police, Ganesh strangulated his wife Swapna and daughter Nakshatra to death. He later killed himself by jumping before a moving train. Preliminary investigation revealed that the man resorted to killings as he suspected the character of his wife. Hyderabad Shocker: Upset Over Not Being Taken to Wedding, Teenage Girl Dies by Suicide in Kachiguda; Probe Launched.

Ganesh killed his wife and daughter at his house and later died by suicide on a railway track at Suchitra. According to Ganesh's neighbours, he was an autorickshaw driver and the family had migrated from Maharashtra a few years ago. Student Suicide in Hyderabad: Dalit Girls End Lives After Being Accused of Misbehaviour in Telangana Hostel.

A police officer of Bowenpally police station said they had registered a case and took up further investigation.

Suicide Prevention or Mental Health Helpline Numbers:

Tele Manas (Ministry of Health) – 14416 or 1800 891 4416; NIMHANS – 080-46110007; Peak Mind – 080-456 87786; Vandrevala Foundation – 9999 666 555; Arpita Suicide Prevention Helpline – 080-23655557; iCALL – 022-25521111 and 9152987821; COOJ Mental Health Foundation (COOJ) – 8322252525.

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