Kottayam: Four members of a family were found dead in their house at Marangattupally, near Pala, on Friday morning. They were identified as Vayala Koshapilly Vazhavelikkal Sinoj, 40, his wife Nisha, 37, children Surya Thejas, 10, and Surya Govind, 7. According to the police, Sinoj of Koodaloor Moolakonam, who was running a private money lending firm, committed suicide after murdering his wife and children following financial problems.
A suicide note written by Sinoj was recovered from the house, said Ramapuram circle inspector Joy Mathew. Sinoj and Surya Thejas were found hanging in the bedroom and the bodies of Nisha and Surya Govind were lying on the bed. The police said Rajeev, the business partner of Sinoj, had committed suicide in his house a few days ago. Sinoj had switched over to finance business while working at a jewellery shop at Kuravilangadu Pallikavala. The post-mortem of the bodies was held at the Kottayam Medical College Hospital.
