Police suspect suicide, stir in the area, police start investigation
Haldwani. The decomposed bodies of a married woman and her three children were found in a house in Joshigaon, Bageshwar. With the doors of the house locked from inside, the police are treating this case as prima facie suicide.
Police received information about a foul smell emanating from a house in Joshigaon, 4.5 km from the district headquarters, and the door was locked from inside. SP Himanshu Kumar Verma, SDM Har Giri, CO Ankit Kandari along with the team reached the spot. The dead include a 5-6-month-old child.
Investigation revealed that the house was inhabited by the family of Bhupal Ram, a native of Bhanar village in Kapkot. The bodies of Bhupal Ram’s wife Nima Devi (40), daughter Anjali (14), son Krishna (8) and son Bhaskar (5-6 months) were confirmed inside the house. The police have sent all the four bodies to the mortuary of the district hospital for post-mortem.
According to CO Ankit Kandari, there are no injury marks on the bodies. The body is suspected to be several days old. The deceased’s husband Bhupal Ram is reported missing for several months.
This house in Joshigaon was different from other houses in the village. Two years ago, the house was hit by a landslide. For about two years, Bhupal Ram started living in this house with his family. Due to being about 100 meters away from other houses in the village, the movement of people of the village towards this house was less.
On Thursday, some people of the village passed by this house and felt a foul smell. When it was discussed in the village, the villagers reached the spot. Both doors of the house were locked from inside. There was a smell coming from the rooms. After this, people informed the police about the incident and when the police arrived, four bodies including three children were recovered from the house. According to the local people, Bhupal Ram used to make wooden utensils as well as drums and Damau. His elder daughter had got married and Bhupal was also missing from home for a long time. According to the police, a case of cheating was registered against Bhupal Ram in Bageshwar police station. Fearing arrest, he used to run away from home. It has also been learned that he used to visit the house occasionally after escaping from the police. On information, Himanshu Kumar Verma, SP, Bageshwar told that both the doors of the house were locked from inside. The case appears to be of suicide. The cause of death will be known after the post-mortem.
