Couple and two-year-old daughter found dead at home in KPHB Colony

Hyderabad: A 31-year-old hotel chef allegedly killed his two-year-old daughter before he and his wife died by suicide at their residence in KPHB colony on Tuesday. The incident came to light after neighbours grew suspicious when the family members did not come out of their house in the morning.

The family members were identified as Gopinath, a native of West Bengal who worked as a hotel chef, his wife Samantha, 26, a homemaker, and their two-year-old daughter Snigdha.

According to the police, Gopinath allegedly killed his daughter before he and Samantha died by suicide by hanging. A suicide note purportedly written by the man was found at the scene.

The incident came to light when neighbours, who noticed that the family had not stepped out of the house since morning, alerted the police. Police personnel reached the spot and broke open the door, only to find all three dead. The police shifted the bodies to the mortuary for postmortem examination. A case is regsitered.