Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Navy Sailor's Text Before Killing Family and Suicide Shocks Mumbai
A very sad thing happened in Mumbai, a big city in India.
A sailor who works for the Indian Navy did something very wrong.
Police think he gave poison to his wife and his two little children, and then he hurt himself too.
Everyone who knew them is very sad and confused.
Before it happened, he sent a message to his mother saying 'Come and take our dead bodies.'
When his parents read the message the next morning, they called the Navy for help.
But it was too late, and the police found the family in their home.
The police are trying to figure out why this happened.
The sailor had been facing stress about money and his family, and he was getting treatment at a hospital.
Police are also looking at the phones and waiting for medical reports to learn more.
The Indian Navy said the incident is very unfortunate and is helping the family.
Indian Navy sailor Puranmal Shambhulal Mehra, 30, was found dead with his wife and two children at their Mumbai home.
Preliminary findings suggest he poisoned his wife Oma and their two children before dying by suicide.
He sent a WhatsApp message to his mother around 11 PM on August 14 reading 'Come and take our dead bodies'.
Mehra had formatted his and his wife's mobile phones, and cyber experts are working to recover the deleted data.
Investigators say he faced severe family and financial stress; forensic reports to identify the substance used are awaited.
- Who
- Puranmal Shambhulal Mehra, a 30-year-old Indian Navy sailor, his 28-year-old wife Oma, their three-year-old son Yash, and their two-month-old infant.
- What
- A suspected murder-suicide in which Mehra allegedly poisoned his family before dying by suicide.
- When
- The WhatsApp message was sent around 11 PM on August 14; the bodies were found the following Saturday.
- Where
- The family's residential quarters in Navy Nagar, South Mumbai.
- Why
- The motive is under investigation, but Mehra was reported to be facing severe family and financial stress and was undergoing treatment at a Mumbai hospital.
- Suspect/Deceased
- Puranmal Shambhulal Mehra, 30, Indian Navy sailor from Rajasthan
- Wife
- Oma, 28
- Children
- Yash (3 years old) and a two-month-old infant
- Location
- Navy Nagar residential quarters, South Mumbai
- Last message
- 'Come and take our dead bodies' (WhatsApp, ~11 PM, August 14)
- Investigation status
- Awaiting medical and forensic reports; cyber experts recovering erased phone data
- Stated stress factors
- Family and financial stress; undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mumbai
- Navy response
- Called the incident 'unfortunate' and extended all possible assistance