Man, two children found dead

A man and his two children were found dead inside their under-construction house at Madikunnu in Cheruvathur on Tuesday night.

The police identified the deceased as Rupesh, 39, Shivanand, 4, and Vaidehi, 10. While Vaidehi was a Standard 4 student, Shivanand was a Standard 1 student of GUP School, Pillicode.

According to the police, Rupesh might have hanged himself after poisoning his children. Rupesh, an autorickshaw driver, was staying away from his wife Savita, a resident of Kanhangad.

The police are investigating the case.

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