Troubled Indian family commits suicide in Dubai

Three members of an Indian family in Dubai committed suicide due to financial troubles in a pact initiated by a fourth who survived his suicide attempt, the Gulf News newspaper reported on Saturday.

‘The husband confessed to us that he is the one who initiated the suicide pact. Forensic examinations confirm that it is a suicide,’ the newspaper quoted Brigadier Khalil Ebrahim al-Mansouri, director of the general department of criminal investigation in the Dubai police, as saying.On Wednesday, the man, 40, his 38-year-old-wife, her 22-year-old son and her 20-year-old sister hanged themselves from ceiling fans in their flat in the Karama area of Dubai, the newspaper said.

The man told police his rope slipped off the fan, saving his life, while the other three died, it added.The family left a letter that said ‘financial difficulties’ motivated them to commit suicide, the newspaper cited police as saying.The husband owned a textile shop located in the same building in which his family died.Dubai has been hard-hit by the global financial crisis, and also faces serious debt troubles.