Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) [India] In a shocking incident, a mentally ill man killed eight members of his family in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district and later committed suicide, an official said on Wednesday. This incident took place in Bodal Kachar village of Mahuljhir area. Police station of the district in the early hours of Wednesday... As soon as information about the incident was received, the police reached the spot and started investigating the matter. ''The accused was mentally ill and was undergoing treatment. He killed his wife, brother, sister-in-law and other members of his family (a total of eight persons) and then died by suicide. He was suffering from schizophrenia, after consulting doctors we came to know that a person suffering from this disease can attack people, later he realized that he had made a mistake and died by suicide. Prima facie it seems that this Same would have happened in this case too, he might have realized his mistake and committed suicide,” said Jabalpur zone Inspector General of Police (IG) Anil Singh Kushwaha. State Chief Minister Mohan Yadav also expressed grief over the incident and Said that the matter will be investigated, "I came to know that a mentally unstable person killed 8 people of his family and then committed suicide. It is an unfortunate incident." I have asked one of our ministers Sampatia Uike to come to Chhindwara. She will meet the family members. The incident will be investigated. CM Yadav said, we will make every possible effort for the victims.