The story of Anand Sujith Henry, the Indian techie found dead in US with wife, kids

Indian couple Anand Sujith Henry and Alice Priyanka, along with their four-year-old twins Noah and Neithan, were found dead in a $2.1 million California mansion in what is being seen as a murder-suicide.

Authorities chanced upon the disturbing scene on Tuesday morning (Feb 13) while doing a welfare check.

Law enforcement officials found the children dead in a bedroom, their cause of death still under investigation.

Anand and Alice, both in their early 40s, were discovered with gunshot wounds in a bathroom, adding a sombre layer to the unfolding narrative, as revealed by the San Mateo Police Department.

The couple, originally from the south Indian state of Kerala, had spent the previous nine years living in the United States.

Anand, a former manager of software engineering at Meta and Google, made the leap to entrepreneurship and founded Logits, an artificial intelligence startup.

Alice, a senior analyst, carried on with her IT profession in the meantime.

Neighbours and colleagues spoke highly of the couple, describing them as friendly, hardworking, and devoted parents.

Despite the positive image they had cultivated in their community, details about Anand's departure from Meta and the establishment of Logits remained elusive, with the company's website currently offline.

Records revealed Anand's December 2016 divorce application, which came before their twins were born. Remarkably, the divorce never happened.

Reports also unveiled the family's frequent relocations within San Francisco in the California state before settling in the ill-fated home.

Authorities had responded to calls at the residence on multiple occasions since their relocation, but the nature of those calls remains undisclosed.

The absence of a suicide note at the scene added an extra layer of mystery to the tragic incident, leaving investigators grappling with unanswered questions surrounding this unsettling event.

(With inputs from agencies)