Jodhpur: Eleven members of a family of Pakistan Hindu migrants were found dead at a farm in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district on Sunday morning, police said. The dead included five children and four women.
A member of the family was found alive outside the hut they lived at Lodta village of the Dechu area, over 100 km away from Jodhpur city, an officer said. “But he claimed to have no idea about the incident, which believed to have happened in the night,” said Superintendent of Police (Rural) Rahul Barhat.
He said they are examining whether it is a suicide or something else. “We are yet not in a position to tell whether it was a suicide, an accidental casualty or something else. We have sent the bodies for autopsy by a medical board and will wait for its report,” said the SP. He said a half-consumed canister of a pesticide and some vials were recovered from their hut. Police also found a note from the spot and verifying its writing. The family belonging to the Bhil community had come to India from Sanghar district of Pakistan’s Sindh in 2015 on a long-term visa.
They had been living at the Lodta village farm, which they had hired for farming, for the past six months. ”There was neither any injury mark on any of the bodies nor any evidences of any foul play,” the SP said.
“But we have roped in a forensic team and a dog squad before arriving at any conclusion,” he said. Preliminary investigation indicated that there was a dispute in the family over some issue. “Once we interrogate the survivor, we would be in a position to find out what had led to this incident,” the SP said. (PTI)
