Panchkula Tragedy: Seven Pyres Burn Together, Grief Engulfs the City

National News: A very painful incident on Tuesday in Panchkula, Haryana shook everyone inside. Seven members of the same family were found dead inside a car parked on the roadside in Sector-27. Those who died include parents, grandparents and three innocent children. In the preliminary investigation, the case is being reported to be financial crisis and collective suicide harassed by debt.

Mysterious silence arose from the car at night

Local resident Puneet Rana saw a car standing in a suspicious situation at around 10 pm on Monday. When he looked at him, six people were lying unconscious in the car and one person who was later identified as Praveen Mittal - was in an ardent state. During the conversation, he told that the whole family has committed suicide and he will also die soon. Then he fainted.

Identification of seven people

Police said the dead include Praveen Mittal (41), his wife Reena (35), father Deshraj Mittal, mother Bimala Devi, son Hardik (14), and twin daughters Dhurvika and Dalisa (9). All lived in Saktari area of ​​Panchkula. The car in which the body was found was registered at the Dehradun number of Uttarakhand.

Seven funeral pyre burnt in Manimajra, eyes moist

On the next day of the incident, when seven bodies were cremated at Manimajra crematorium, every person present there was moist. Seeing the children's funeral pyre burning together, everyone's heart was sweaty.

DCP said- The case seems to be of suicide

"Panchkula's DCP Himadri Kaushik said that in the initial investigation, the matter seems to be of suicide, although a detailed investigation is still on."DCP (Crime) Amit Dahiya said that five police teams have been formed in this regard, which are investigating in Dehradun, Pinjore and Panchkula. CCTV footage, social media and bank transactions are being investigated.

There was a debt of crores on Praveen

Praveen Mittal's cousin Sandeep Aggarwal said that he was struggling with financial crisis for the last few years. At one time, he had a loan of up to Rs 15–20 crore. He first lived in Dehradun and then came to Kharar in Punjab, where he had to stay in her in -laws due to inability to pay rent. He later shifted to the Saktari area of ​​Panchkula. Recently, he was trying to raise the family by running a taxi.

Message left in suicide note

Sandeep Aggarwal said that Praveen has left a suicide note, in which he has been given the responsibility of the funeral and wrote that no action should be taken against his father -in -law. Praveen has written that relatives of the family were not helping and the pressure of the bank was very high.

Dehradun car, old NGO connection

The car in which the body was found is registered in the name of Gambhir Singh Negi, a resident of Maldevata in Dehradun. Negi told that he knew Praveen while working in an NGO. The Dehradun police has confirmed that the Mittal family was living on rent in the Kaulagarh area there till some time ago.

This incident is not only the tragedy of a family, but also a mirror of the apathy and tight economic system of our society. When help was most needed, the family fell alone and eventually wiped out itself.