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Homicide Followed by Suicide in India: A Review

Suraj Sundaragiri, Senior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry 605006, India. , Suraj Sundaragiri1 , Chaitanya Mittal2

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 11(2):p 136-139, . | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.11218.17
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Violent unnatural deaths is a major menace of the society in India. The worst are those of HomicideSuicides. Homicide followed by the suicide is a relatively rare act in which the perpetrator kills another person and subsequently commits suicide. The motives and circumstances that provoke the perpetrator to commit the crime may vary. This article by an integrated approach intend to describe the victimperpetrator relationship, motivating factors and the cause of death of such cases of homicide-suicide reported in India which are documented in the literature.

Keywords: Homicide; Suicide; Dyadic Deaths; Perpetrator; Cause of Death.

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  • Suraj Sundaragiri, Senior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry 605006, India.
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  • Suraj Sundaragiri1
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  • Chaitanya Mittal2
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