Hyderabad, March 12 -- A 44-year-old man and his 35-year-old wife allegedly died by suicide, before killing their two children, reportedly due to financial problems and health-related issues, at Habsiguda in Hyderabad on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.

"The incident happened at around 9.30 pm at their residence on the fourth floor of an independent building in Habsiguda area. We rushed to the spot after getting a call from the neighbours and began investigation," Osmania University police station's inspector N Rajender told reporters. The bodies were found in separate rooms, while the children were found dead on the bed.

Preliminary inquiry revealed that the couple had first administered poison to their children, before killing th...