Yanam car plunge into Godavari: Mystery unraveled

Yanam: The mystery behind a car falling into the waters of Godavari at Yanam has been solved. It is now revealed that the death of the family was not an accident, but a suicide. According to police investigation the reason behind the suicide was found to be the debts that Pawan Kumar, the head of the family, had failed to repay.

A car in which six people of a family were traveling from Yanam plunged into the river on Friday evening. The deceased were identified as Koppada Sattiraju, his wife Dhanalakshmi, son Pawan Kumar, daughter-in-law Parvathi, granddaughters Rishita and Harshita of Ragahavendraouram of Kakinada. The incident came into light when fishermen found Pawan Kumar’s body on Sunday.

However, the real reason behind the deaths was only found after the crime branch police interrogated the relatives of the family.

Speaking to the media, Circle Inspector P. Subramanian said that Pawan had debts of up to Rs. 75 lakh and it is also suspected that his family was not aware of the suicide plan.
Pawan worked at Coromandel Fertilizers and was said to be living in Kakinada since October 31. Police also suspect that he might have visited the suicide spot a day before committing .