A man from Dadar killed his wife and then took his own life by consuming poison, while their daughter was in college on Thursday, police said, adding that he took the extreme step because he was drowning in debt. They have registered an accidental death report and started the investigation. The Dadar police recovered a suicide note along with the bodies, from their residence at Kesri Patrawala Chawl in Dadar West, in the morning. The residents were taken aback by the tragic incident, they said.

Police suspect Vinod Samjitkar strangled his wife to death. Representation pic