A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Videsha alongwith his wife and two sons allegedly committed suicide at his residence upset over illness of his sons.

Sanjeev Mishra (45) former corporator of BJP was reportedly upset over the illness of his sons and the same mention in a social media post about the rare genetic diseases muscular dystrophy suffered by his sons, according to the police.

The persons close to the family on reading the social media message rushed to his residence and found no one was responding on knocked the door and later on opening found Sanjeev, his wife Neelam, two sons aged 13 and 7 years were lying, rushed them to the hospital for treatment later they died.

The police have registered the case and investigation is going on.