CHENNAI: A man killed his eight-year-old daughter with poison and later hanged himself to death at a lodge in Chengalpattu district late on Saturday night. Ravichandran, 47, of Presily Nagar, Otteri, had a daughter named Dikshitha.
He and his wife were not on good terms after he lost his job a year ago. From then on, the family faced huge financial crunch which led to frequent fights. During one such fight, Ravichandran’s wife left him and her daughter, and started living with her mother. Despite pleading with his wife, she refused to patch up with him. Frustrated over this, the man decided to end his life.
He told his daughter on Saturday that he will take her to Mamallapuram where she can play on the beach and also take a look at the monuments. Excited about this, she accompanied him on the trip. On Saturday, they booked a room at a hotel. He ordered food in the afternoon, in which he is believed to have mixed poison and fed her.
Since the room was found locked for a long time, the manager tried calling them from the landline. As there was no response, they informed the Mamallapuram police, who found Ravichandran hanging. He had pasted a suicide note on the TV stating that no one was responsible for their death and had taken the decision out of frustration.
He had also sent a WhatsApp message to his relative disclosing his extreme step. Before he could alert the police, the duo had died, police said. Police have registered a case and are investigating.
