Surat, August 23, 2021 (PPI-OT):A 30-year-old doctor killed her mother and sister by injecting them with drugs before overdosing on sleeping pills. Later, she tried to commit suicide in Gujarat. Dr Darshana Prajapati injected her mother Manjulaben (59) and her sister Falguni (28) with drugs at their house that caused their death at Katagram in Surat area of the state, police said.

The lady doctor also tried to end her life by consuming a large number of sleeping pills. She is currently undergoing treatment at the civil hospital, a police officer said. “Both Manjulaben and Falguni died apparently due to drug overdose while Dr Darshana is undergoing treatment at the civil hospital where the police recorded her statement,” Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), D-Division, DJ Chavda told reporters.

Dr Darshana told the police that she was fed up with her life, he said. “Since her mother and sister were dependent on her, she wanted to take their life before killing herself. She said she injected them with a sleep-inducing drug. The exact drug injected will be known after post-mortem,” Chavda said.

Dr Darshana was living with her mother, sister, brother and sister-in-law at Sahajananad Society in the Katargam locality under the Chowkbazar police station. Her brother and sister-in-law were away at the time of the incident.” “The bodies were sent for post-mortem. Police have recorded the statement of the doctor. Further investigation is underway,” he said.

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