Murder-Suicide Investigation Open For NJ Family’s Death, Report Says

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The deaths of four family members in Plainsboro are being investigated as a possible murder-suicide, according to media reports.

Authorities with the local police and prosecutors office said a 911 call came in shortly after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday requesting a welfare check at a home on Titus Lane in Plainsboro.

On arrival, Plainsboro Police found Tej Pratap Singh, 43, Sonal Parihar, 42, and their two children, a 10-year-old male and a 6-year-old female, dead.

The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s office said the deaths are being investigated as a homicide.

The adult man is accused of killing his wife and two children before killing himself, according to ABC7. Sources told News12 it’s not clear what sparked the violence.

The prosecutor’s office said the bodies of all four were sent for autopsy Thursday, and the homicide remains under investigation. The results of the autopsy are pending.

Singh worked as a senior tech executive for a New York-based company, according to his LinkedIn profile. The two children attended West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Will Atkinson of the Plainsboro Police Department at 609-799- 2333 or Detective Javier Morillo the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8843.

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