In Mancherial, a couple allegedly killed their 10-year-old daughter before dying by suicide, unable to cope with the death of their 12-year-old son from viral fever. All three succumbed to pesticide poisoning, leaving the family devastated.

Mancherial: In a tragic incident, a couple died by suicide after killing their daughter, unable to bear the loss of their son, at Rajivnagar here on Wednesday.

Mancherial Town Inspector S Pramod Rao said that Bandi Chakravarthi (36), an auto-rickshaw driver, and his wife Divya (32), attempted to end their lives by consuming a cool drink mixed with pesticide after giving the same to their daughter Deekshita (10) on October 5. They were immediately shifted to a hospital in the town.

While Deekshita died on October 8, Divya succumbed on October 10. Cha

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