Harassed by in-laws, Gujarat woman kills self, two children

A woman died of suicide after throwing her two children into a well due to harassment by her husband and in-laws at a village in Dahod district.

Dahod: A 32-year-old woman allegedly threw her two children into a well before committing suicide due to harassment by her husband and in-laws at a village in Dahod district of Gujarat.

"The incident took place in Nana Sarnaiya village, where Saraswati Damor allegedly threw her three-month-old son and five-year-old daughter into a well before jumping in herself on Tuesday," an official from Fatehpura police station said on Wednesday.

"Based on the complaint lodged by the deceased woman's father, a case under sections 498 (B) (harassing a woman to meet unlawful demand) and 306 (abetment to suicide) of the IPC has been registered against her husband and in-laws," he said.

"Bodies of the deceased were recovered from the well and sent for post-mortem," the official added.

(PTI REPORT)