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`Sachdeva's son had stolen Rs. 6 lakhs'

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 16. Investigations into the suicide by Gurdeep Singh Sachdeva after killing his wife, son and daughter in North Delhi on Wednesday have revealed that his son had stolen a huge amount of money which he was to pay to members of a chit fund committee.

Police sources said Gurdeep, a senior laboratory assistance of Delhi University's Ramjas College, had to pay around Rs. 6 lakhs to members of the chit fund committee.

However, a few days ago, his son, Gagan, managed to lay his hands on the cash after which it was not traced. Sources added that Gurdeep, who used to pay about Rs. 250 a month to the chit fund committee having over 200 members, might have decided to eliminate his family in order to escape the possible humiliation.

Gurdeep's suicide note said that Gagan, who was into "tantra", frequently maltreated his father.

Meanwhile, the police are yet to ascertain the timing of the deaths. The preliminary post-mortem report of Gurdeep's wife, Rita, whose body was found in Gurdeep's Gulabi Bagh's house on Wednesday, indicated that she was strangled to death.

However, the possibility of poison being administered to her has also not been ruled out.

The police are more or less sure that Gagan and Rachna, Gurdeep's daughter, were administered cyanide injection by Gurdeep, though a final report is awaited. In fact, Gurdeep had mentioned about cyanide in his suicide note.

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