5 Members Of Bihar Family Consume Poison Tablets Over Bank Loan, 1 Dead

According to the police, the head of the family, Kanhaiya Mahato, who worked as an auto driver, had taken loans from multiple private banks to support his family.

A desperate struggle with mounting debt ended in tragedy for a family in Bihar, where five members consumed poison in the early hours of Saturday morning. One, the father, has died, while the remaining four are in critical condition, fighting for their lives, police said. The chilling sequence of events unfolded in Bihar's Banka district, where financial hardship, allegedly exacerbated by harassment from bank agents over unpaid loans, pushed the family to suicide. 

According to the police, the head of the family, Kanhaiya Mahato, who worked as an auto driver, had taken loans from multiple private banks to support his family. However, the relentless pressure to repay, coupled with the family's dire financial straits, became unbearable.

"Father and mother said their reputation was ruined, and they couldn't live with the shame. They told us we would all go together," said 16-year-old Savita Kumari, Kanhaiya's daughter.