Mumbai: Man hangs self after wife commits suicide in Sion

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A 30-year-old man hanged himself after finding his wife dead at their Sion residence on Wednesday morning. Vivek Kamble's 28-year-old wife had poisoned herself. The Sion Police have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) in the case and are investigating the matter. Primary investigation has revealed that the couple must have committed suicide owing to their tuberculosis.

At around 6 am on Wednesday, when Rajesh Kamble, living in the BMC building near Sion Circle, visited his brother Vivek and sister-in-law Rasika's house, they did not open the door. He soon broke the door open and found Vivek hanging from the ceiling and Rasika dead on the bed. Their four-year-old child was sleeping next to Rasika. Rajesh took the child along and called the Sion Police.

Relatives told the police that both Rasika and Vivek were suffering from tuberculosis. "Vivek was suffering for the last two years and there were no signs of recovery," an officer of Sion Police station said, adding that "depression due to the illness must have triggered the suicide." According to the police, Vivek had reached home late on Tuesday night when he found Rasika dead and hanged himself in front of his minor son.

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