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Mother and two children commit suicide in Belthangady

Published On : 04 Jan 2016


Mangaluru (TOI): Mother and her two children committed suicide by jumping into the well at Belal, in Belthangady Police Station limits on Sunday. According to police reason for taking extreme step is that mother was suffering from uterus related ailments.

Sunanda (40) her children Bharath (9) Bhuvith (7) are the victims. Police said ten years ago, Sunanda was married to Srinivas, resident of Puttur taluk and a day wage labour. Since school in her husband's native was far from home, she shifted to her parents' place in Belthangady place three years ago for children's education and there were no family issues. Recently, when she got pregnant it was learnt that she is having a uterus related problems and would prove fatal to her health. Depressed by this, she along with her children studying in class three and one respectively jumped to a well.

Police said that the incident occurred around 1.30pm when Sunanda's brother found she was not at home and while searching for her, bodies were seen floating at a well belonging to his uncle.

A case has been registered at Belthangady Police Station under Indian Penal Code (IPC) 301 (Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended) and Unnatural Death Report.


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