Hyderabad: 4 members of a family commits suicide by jumping in front of a train

Four members of a family allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train at Ghatkesar under Cyberabad jurisdiction, after the family head died due to ill health, police said today.

The body of Satyanarayana, the head of the family was found in a parked car while the bodies of his wife, two daughters and son were found on the railway tracks last night, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Malkajgiri, M Ravichandran Reddy said.

Satyanarayana was working as an engineer in the housing department, the official said.

"We found the body of Satyanarayana in a car and his family members on the railway track. We are investigating the case," he said.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the official added.

--PTI