Bodies of a 45-year-old man, and a 10-year-old boy were found lying on the railway track near Khairbani level crossing early on Wednesday morning. The area falls under suburban Govindpur thana,12 km away from Jamshedpur.

Police identified the deceased as Inder Sonkar (businessman) and Naitik Sonkar, father and son. They were residents of Dhatkidih in Bistupur.

Govindpur thana OC Ranjit Kumar Sinha said a scooter was parked near the site where the bodies were found. The scooter's registration number, verified via the district transport office led to police to identify the two.

Sinha then informed Bistupur OC Ranvijay Sharma about the incident. Inder’s family members had lodged a missing persons report with the Bistupur thana on Tuesday evening. The police have initiated an investigation into the deaths and recovered a suicidde note written by Inder from his room in Dhatkidih.

Sharma informed that this is a case of double suicide and it was made clear by the note Inder left. Talking to The Telegraph Online, he said "Inder Sonkar has mentioned he was pushed to take his and his son’s lIfe because of his in-laws. We have registered a case under section 306 of the IPC against them on Wednesday."

Sharma further said that a month ago (in August), Inder’s wife died of an unknown cause. Though her autopsy report is still pending, Inder’s in-laws alleged that it was he who was responsible for her death.

"As per the statement made by Inder's nephew Kundan Sonkar, his brothers in-laws were constantly threatening to implicate him in the case. The threats made him live under constant fear,” Sharma said.

Sharna informed that an investigation is underway and the police would arrest those who are responsible for the deaths.

The police have sent the bodies to MGM Medical College Hospital for Covid tests before shifting them to the medical college in Dimna for autopsy.