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Aims: This study was a prospective study in which we present the study of circumstances and motives that provoked the perpetrator to commit the crime, gender distribution of the perpetrator and victim and occupation of perpetrators along with the consequences under which the murder-suicide had occurred.
METHOD: In the following study 72 cases were considered in which perpetrator committed murder followed by suicide almost immediately or within a week. All the cases referred to the National Criminal Record Bureau (NCRB) were collected and 72 relevant cases were selected and considered as a material source for the study. The cases which met the criteria for dyadic deaths were studied.
RESULTS: According to national crime records bureau 4358 culpable homicide cases were reported in India in the year 2014, of them 72 cases were selected which are related to murder-suicide.66 perpetrators were males which make up to 91.66% and the remaining 6 were females (8.34%). Among them majority of crimes were committed by perpetrators of age 15-30 years' age group which makes up to 45.83% of the considered crimes and 37.50% among 30-45 years' age group, 12.50% in 0-15 years' age group and least percentage was observed in above 45 age group i.e., 4.16%.Majority of the perpetrators involved were employees (29.16%) which is followed by business men (26.38%) and farmers (23.61%). However unemployed contributed for 12.50% and students the remaining 8.33%.Irrespective of the occupation, domestic disputes and infidelity were the major reasons for the murder-suicide (44.44%). Apart from this financial instability and debts also contributed as the major factor (34.72%), Stress (13.88%) and influence of addictive drugs (6.94%) were additional reasons for committing murder suicides.
CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that males form the major group of perpetrator. Family, financial situations, debts and stress related issues are the major motivating factor in murder suicide. © 2016, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.
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