Kids die, realtor father survives suicide pact

The man has been identified as Chandrasekar (42), and kids as Meenakshi (11) and Rishikesh (8). Police said that Chandrasekar’s wife Jothi committed suicide in 2015 and he was arrested under abetment charges before being released on bail after 20 days. Since then, he had been struggling to manage the business as well as the kids and often told his friends he wanted to commit suicide.

On Sunday, he made similar calls to his friends and injected poison to his kids and self. Chandrasekar’s friends who did not take him seriously grew suspicious when calls to his phones went unanswered. They rushed to his house in a high-rise apartment on Arcot Road and found it locked from within.

They broke open the door and found all three lying on floor unconscious. They were rushed to the hospital, but the kids were declared brought dead. Chandrasekar’s condition is being monitored.

Virugambakkam police, who are investigating the incident, said that Chandrasekar’s father was a doctor and his house has a lot of drugs.

A 47-year-old man, who went to immerse a Ganesha idol in West Mogappair on Monday, fell into an abandoned well as the concrete cover caved in.

Officials said that Loganathan of Vellalar Street in Nolambur along with his son came to the abandoned well on Bharathi Salai in West Mogappair around 9 am. The 60-ft deep well was covered with a concrete with just one portion open and Loganathan stepped on to the cover to drop the idol into the water.

However, to his utter shock, parts of the cover caved in and he fell into the in 30-ft deep water.

As he struggled to climb out of the well, his son cried for help. A passer-by alerted the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Force (TNFRS), following which eight personnel from Ambattur fire station rushed to the spot.

After studying the situation, they made the rescue rope and let it in. Another fireman M Ramasubramanian also went into the well and helped Loganathan to climb and reach the upper part of the wall safely. The rescue operation lasted for over an hour.