Bengaluru: May 28, DHNS : Three sisters attempted suicide, after they were cheated by a person running a chit fund business, by consuming poison at Janapriya Layout off Tumakuru Road in Madanayakanahalli police limits on Wednesday.
According to the police, the victims have been identified as Mangala, Geetha and Rekha, all residents of Mariyappanapalya near Jnanabharathi.
Shivakumar, the proprietor of chit fund company, too tried to kill himself by consuming poison. All the four were rushed to nearby private hospital and are said to be out of danger.
According to the police, the sisters had invested in the chit fund company owned by Shivakumar.
On Wednesday morning, the trio went to Kumar’s house at ITI Layout to get their money back. But they soon learnt that Kumar was at his ‘other’ house at Janapriya Layout in Madanayakanahalli.
The sisters caught hold of Kumar there and asked him to return their money. Soon, an argument ensued between the sisters and Kumar. In a fit of rage, the sisters consumed poison.
Kumar followed suit. Passersby who noticed them writhing in pain, rushed the sisters to a private hospital in Kamakshipalya and Kumar to a hospital in Vijayanagar and informed the police.
A police officer said: “They (victims) are not willing to talk to the police. Around 30 people gathered near the hospital in Kamaskhipalya and claimed that they were also cheated by the proprietor of the chit fund company.