India, May 27 -- An eyewitness to the suspected mass suicide in Haryana's Panchkula has revealed that one of the seven victims spoke to him and attempted to mislead him. Harish Rana, who was on an evening walk when he stumbled upon the horrific scene, said the man told him the family had been resting.

Rana said the man's claim evoked suspicion. When he again went to check on the family, he claimed that the man told him they had consumed poison and were dying by suicide.

Rana said the man told him the family had been reeling under severe debt, and their "millionaire" relatives didn't help them.

"My brother went for a walk at around 10 at night. Our owner said that there is a car parked behind our vehicles. Both of them went to see that ...