Delhi man, kids die by suicide over financial issues: ‘Would’ve helped if we knew,’ say family and friends
Hardeep Singh (39) and his wife, Harpreet Kaur (38), decided to take their lives after what, police said, was a long financial struggle. They decided that their 16-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter would come along with them and follow through with their decision. On Sunday, the family would make their way to a local gurdwara near their factory in Northwest Delhi’s Sangam Park and stay for the night.
On Monday morning, they went to the factory where Hardeep ran a horn manufacturing unit. There, they would set down four glasses, pour in some water, add a bright orange powder to it, and drink it.
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Things were supposed to end there — until the couple’s son called his paternal aunt in excruciating pain. According to the family’s friends and t...