Delhi shocker: After five failed suicide attempts, Laxmi Nagar man kills mother, sister and teenage brother

A 25-year-old man walked into Laxmi Nagar Police Station on Monday and told officers he had killed his mother, sister and teenage brother. When police reached his rented home, they found the bodies of Kavita (46) and her two children, Meghna (24), who worked as a lab staffer, and Mukul (14), a Class 7 student, a TOI report stated. Police say the man surrendered soon after the incident. The case has sent shockwaves through the quiet neighbourhood.

How the crime allegedly unfolded

According to police, the accused, identified as Yashbir Singh, is suspected of mixing heavy sedatives, believed to be dhatura, into prasad laddoos. After his family members lost consciousness, he allegedly strangled them with a muffler.

Investigators believe the murders took place between 1.30 pm and 2 pm. Police said they are waiting for the autopsy report to confirm the exact time and cause of death.

Financial stress and family tensions

The probe revealed that Singh was under severe financial stress. He had earlier worked as a private driver but had been unemployed for the past six months. Around the same time, his father, a truck driver, began living separately in Haryana.

Police also said Singh was allegedly facing marital problems and had sent his wife to her maternal home a day before the incident.

Confession raises disturbing details

During questioning, Singh allegedly told police that he had taken a life insurance policy worth around Rs 1.5 crore. He also claimed he had attempted suicide four to five times in the past two months by staging accidents, getting bitten by a snake, and even injecting air, but survived each attempt.

Police said he also spoke about an argument with his mother a day before the crime. "He stated that on Sunday his mother confronted him and told him that if he intended to end his life, he should first kill all family members and then face the consequences," police said.

Dhatura laddoos and temple visit

Singh allegedly told investigators that on Sunday morning he brought intoxicating seeds from the Yamuna Bank area and mixed them with food for his family, who were known to be religious.

A senior police officer said, "As per his version, today morning he went to a Shiv Mandir near Yamuna Bank Metro Station, collected dhatura seeds from a nearby dhatura plant, prepared dhatura laddoos using atta and sugar, and fed them to his family members," adding that after they lost consciousness, he allegedly strangled them.

Police stressed that these details are based only on the accused’s confession and are yet to be verified.

Neighbours recall a quiet, religious family

The family lived on rent on the first floor of a five-storey building. The house owner lives on the upper floors. Neighbours described the family, except for the accused son, as deeply religious.

Temple priest Ashok recalled frequent interactions with them. "The last I spoke to the family was on Sunday evening. The younger boy (Mukul) came to light an earthen lamp. He always greeted while passing by, but that is all that is known of the family. They came to the temple regularly every morning around 5 am to offer water and then in the evening to light the lamp. This was their routine since the last 2 years," he said, adding that Yashbir had visited the temple only once, on Janmashtmi last year.

Another neighbour, Paras, said the family mostly kept to themselves and that he had greeted them on Sunday evening.

A crime team and forensic experts have inspected the scene. Police have registered an FIR and formed multiple teams to piece together the exact sequence of events. Officials said the investigation is ongoing and all claims made by the accused will be verified through evidence.

(Source: TOI)