Family of 3 commit suicide in UP

Three persons of a family, including a 13-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide due to penury in Sri Ji Garden-I area here, police said today.

Ashok Pratap Singh hanged himself to a ceiling fan after giving poison to his wife Neeta and daughter Asha yesterday, Mukul Dwivedi, SP (City) said.

"The family took the extreme step as it was under debts after the closure of Ashok's company, Dwivedi said, adding, the bodies have been sent for postmortem.