Four persons of a family on Saturday were reported to have committed suicide at Akkur Irattaikulam near here.
The deceased were identified as Kannan (55), his wife Gunasundari, and their daughters Saranya (22) and Suganya (20). They were found hanging at their home. Kannan was running a grocery shop.
On information, police personnel of Sembanarkovil police station rushed to the spot and sent the bodies to the Government Hospital in Nagapattinam for postmortem. The reason for their suicide is under investigation.
Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the State’s health helpline 104 and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050.