4 of a family end life due to financial crisis in Hyderabad

Four of a family committed suicide due to financial crisis here at Hastinapuram in Hyderabad on Sunday night.

The family who is residing at Santoshi Mata colony has consumed poison and committed suicide. The couple -- Pradeep (40) and Swathi (35) were depressed over the family slipped into the crisis and decided to end their lives. The duo consumed poison and then later offered it to their children.

Pradeep, a native of Neradukomma of Devarakonda mandal was working as a software engineer in a private firm in Hyderabad.

Upon learning the incident, the police rushed to the spot and shifted the bodies to a hopsital for post-mortem. An investigation is on.