KOTHAMANGALAM: The heartbreaking mass suicide of a four-member family who jumped into the Muvattupuzha River at Piravom has deeply shocked and grieved the entire state of Kerala. The completely destitute family had been reeling under absolute poverty and did not even possess a place of their own to live. It has been revealed that prior to taking the extreme step, the family was staying at a local lodge in Kothamangalam, which was temporarily arranged and funded by the local police force. The family had walked into the Kothamangalam Police Station exactly a week ago, desperately seeking humanitarian assistance.
Moved by the family’s extreme misery, the compassionate police officers voluntarily mobilized resources to provide them with immediate relief and essential supplies. Going a step further, the police personnel themselves identified and prepared a new rented house to ensure a stable roof for the family. The family was in the middle of preparing to relocate to this new accommodation when the shocking news of their death reached the station.
Kothamangalam Inspector and SHO Prashant Kumar K.R., along with his subordinate officers, are finding it impossible to come to terms with the reality that the family they had sheltered has perished in such a manner. “We had embraced them closely to our hearts; they shouldn’t have committed this blunder,” a deeply pained SHO Prashant Kumar recalled. The sudden demise of the family has turned into a deeply emotional tragedy for the entire police unit that had passionately tried to rebuild their broken lives.
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പിറവത്ത് മൂവാറ്റുപുഴയാറിൽ ഒരു കുടുംബത്തിലെ നാല് പേർ പുഴയിൽ ചാടി മരിച്ച സംഭവം അവരെ സഹായിച്ച കോതമംഗലം പോലീസുകാർക്കും വലിയ വേദനയായിരിക്കുകയാണ്. ഒരാഴ്ച മുൻപ് സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ സഹായം തേടിയെത്തിയ ഇവർക്ക് പോലീസുകാരാണ് ലോഡ്ജിൽ സൗകര്യമൊരുക്കിയതും പിന്നീട് പുതിയ വാടകവീട് കണ്ടെത്തി നൽകിയതും. തങ്ങൾ നെഞ്ചോട് ചേർത്തുപിടിച്ച കുടുംബത്തിന്റെ ഈ ബുദ്ധിമോശവും ദാരുണ വിയോഗവും താങ്ങാൻ കഴിയുന്നില്ലെന്ന് കോതമംഗലം എസ്എച്ച്ഒ പ്രശാന്ത് കുമാർ കെ.ആർ വ്യക്തമാക്കുന്നു.
(With inputs from MN)
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