Man triggers LPG blast, kills himself, wife, daughter

He was depressed over a dispute settlement that landed him in financial woes

In a shocking incident, a 38-year-old man allegedly triggered an LPG cylinder blast at his house killing himself, his wife and one of his twin daughters, besides causing grievous burns to his second daughter in old Paloncha town in the early hours of Monday.

He left behind a suicide note holding Vanama Raghavendra Rao, son of Kothagudem MLA Vanama Venkateswara Rao of the TRS, responsible for his “extreme step”. Police identified the deceased as Ramakrishna, 38, former operator of a MeeSeva centre, of Toorpu Bazar; his wife Sri Lakshmi, 33, and daughter Sahitya, 12. Ramakrishna’s other daughter Sahithi, 12, suffered third-degree burns in the incident.

Sources said that Ramakrishna had a property dispute with his elder sister and the matter was “settled” by Raghavendra Rao in favour of the latter, leaving him distressed, aggravating his financial woes. Ramakrishna, police suspect, poured petrol on himself, his wife and twin daughters before causing the LPG cylinder explosion at his house in the wee hours of the day.