A 36-year-old farmer murdered his three daughters, aged between 5 and eight, and ended his life in Namakkal district on Tuesday (August 5, 2025).

P. Govindaraj (36), a farmer who was residing at Mangalapuram close to Rasipuram in Namakkal district, and his spouse Bharathi (26) had three daughters — Prathiksha Sri (8), Rithika Sri (6), Deva Sri (5), and a one-year-old son Aneeswaran.

Early on Tuesday, Govindaraj locked his spouse, Bharathi, and son within the bed room and killed his three daughters, severing their heads with a sickle. When the ladies screamed, Bharathi tried to open the bed room door, however she was unable to. She later broke the door and got here out of the room and located her three daughters murdered and Govindaraj additionally lay useless.

She alerted the neighbours who, in flip, alerted the police. The police arrived on the spot and despatched the 4 our bodies to Namakkal Authorities Hospital for autopsy. The police registered a case and are investigating.

The police mentioned that the deceased, Govindaraj, earlier labored in a borewell firm as a supervisor. For the previous one 12 months, he was engaged in farming on his 2.5 acre agricultural land.

He, alongside along with his buddies, deliberate to purchase a borewell lorry and acquired ₹13.5 lakh mortgage from a personal finance firm at Attur in Salem district eight months in the past. His spouse additionally obtained ₹2.5 lakh in mortgage by 5 ladies self-help teams. However, after acquiring the mortgage, as a substitute of shopping for a lorry, he renovated his home utilizing that mortgage. He struggled to pay the month-to-month instalment of ₹27,000 for the mortgage and to repay the mortgage borrowed by his spouse. “We suspect that, unable to repay the money owed, he may need taken this excessive step after murdering his daughters,” a police supply mentioned.

(Help for overcoming suicidal ideas is offered on the State’s well being helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416, and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050)