Pune tragedy: A man kills his wife and 9-year-old son by giving them sleeping pills and then attempts suicide | This is what happened

[L'absent]

What did he use now that there are no more barbiturates?

On January 18, 2025, in Pune, India, a 45-year-old man administered sleeping pills to his 36-year-old wife and 9-year-old son, causing their deaths. He then attempted suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his apartment in the Chikhali area.

The man was found alive by police officers, alerted by neighbors after his eldest son, aged 14, received a message from his father announcing his intention to take his own life. The eldest son was in Mumbai with relatives at the time of the incident. The man was immediately transported to a private hospital for treatment.

According to preliminary investigations, the man had been a victim of continuous harassment by moneylenders, despite having already repaid both the principal borrowed and the additional interest. He had incurred debts totaling 600,000 rupees (approximately €7,300) from various lenders at high monthly interest rates, ultimately paying 900,000 rupees (approximately €11,000). Despite the payments, the pressure from the moneylenders persisted, driving him to commit the tragic act.

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A Pune man, under pressure from moneylenders, killed his wife and son before attempting suicide on Saturday. Police rescued him and registered a case against four individuals for harassment. The man had repaid significant amounts yet faced constant intimidation.

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[OTanerd]

It sounds like a truly sad story and the worst thing for him will be to live with the remorse of what he did to his family.

 

[soonnotkoei]

man administered sleeping pills to his 36-year-old wife and 9-year-old son, causing their deaths.

death by sleeping pills? how high of a dose must it be to cause deaths? am i missing something?

 

[ThisIsMe1357]

I would love to know about the sleeping pills as well, however I have to comment on the circumstances of the story.

This is not the first case of this type. And I just wonder, why on Earth do so many people have to kill their family members first before committing suicide themselves? Can't they simply end their own life only? That person could have easily taken the sleeping pills himself while letting everybody else be. What a cruel thing to do.

 

[L'absent]

I would love to know about the sleeping pills as well, however I have to comment on the circumstances of the story.

This is not the first case of this type. And I just wonder, why on Earth do so many people have to kill their family members first before committing suicide themselves? Can't they simply end their own life only? That person could have easily taken the sleeping pills himself while letting everybody else be. What a cruel thing to do.

Yes, it's really terrible. It is a type of suicide. Some kill family members because they are convinced they will not survive without them and others do it for different reasons.

death by sleeping pills? how high of a dose must it be to cause deaths? am i missing something?

It's very strange. Without barbiturates the doses are so high that such a murder is impossible.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

I wish that I could be in a family like this and that I get killed in such a way

 

[idelttoilfsadness21]

Yes, it's really terrible. It is a type of suicide. Some kill family members because they are convinced they will not survive without them and others do it for different reasons.

It's very strange. Without barbiturates the doses are so high that such a murder is impossible.

Don't forget stealing them away of joy and happiness...