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Two siblings found dead, missing father suspect

1 2 3 Vijayawada: Two children, were found dead in their home. Their father, who is suspected to have poisoned them, is currently missing. The man identified as Vemulawada Ravishankar was struggling with heavy financial debts. He reportedly wrote a suicide note indicating his intension to kill himself along with his children. The cops suspect that he fed pesticide-laced food to his son Leelasai (7), and daughter Lakshmi Hiranya (9) before locking the house and fleeing. According to Mylavaram sub-inspector (SI) K Sudhakar, Ravishankar worked at a hotel. He lived on Tiruvuru Road in Mylavaram with his two children. His wife Chandra Kala, left for employment in Bahrain a couple of months ago. The children were usually housed at a missionary hostel in G Konduru, where they studied in class three and five, respectively. They returned home for summer vacation. Ravishankar was living with his elderly parents, Lakshmipati and Anita, until recently. Due to ongoing family disputes, his parents moved out. However, his father visited his house regularly. On June 8, Lakshmipati arrived at Ravishankar's house but found it locked. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No Distractions. Just Solitaire Play Solitaire Download Undo So, he returned without any suspicion. However, after several visits to the locked house, he got concerned. On Thursday, when Lakshmipati visited the house again, he saw Ravishankar's bicycle outside. While trying to move it to the verandah, he experienced a foul smell. He pulled a window curtain aside and was shocked to see the children lying motionless on a bed inside the room. He alerted police immediately. After inspecting the scene, the cops discovered a pesticide bottle on a stool in the verandah. Ravishankar was missing and his mobile phone was switched off. Lakshmipati told the police that his son was under severe financial stress due to multiple debts. Ravishankar reportedly stopped showing up at his workplace about a week prior to the incident. The missing man's letter allegedly read, "No one is responsible for my death, I have achieved nothing in my life. I am taking the children along with me. I am under heavy debt." Based on this note and other evidence, the cops suspected that first he killed the children, and then may have attempted to take his own life or fled the scene. They are also probing if he had borrowed money to send his wife abroad for work. His family members noted that though Ravishankar often mentioned being in debt, he never mention the total amount of debt and the reasons behind cops have launched a search operation to trace Ravishankar. A probe is underway. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .