Sunil Lohan
In a shocking incident,a 55-year-old woman attacked her daughter with a machette in a bid to kill her before attempting to end her life before a temple in Harihareshwara Temple,Agrahara Layout in Sampigehalli Wednesday.
Passers-by noticed the incident,rushed to their help and shifted both the accused and the victim to the hospital before alerting the police .
While the accused Sarojamma is out of danger and under observation,her daughter Rekha,25 sustained serious injuries to her neck and her condition is said to be critical .
Senior officer told reporters that the incident occurred at around 4.30 pm when Sarojamma and Rekha reached Harihareshwara Temple at Agrahara Layout,off Thanisandra Main Road for a puja .
The accused attacked Rekha with a machette before attacking herself.
The incident has been captured on CCTV cameras and the police are analysing the footage while awaiting their recovery to question them.
Probe revealed that Rekha lives with her husband Somashekar,a weaver by profession,in Anekal, while Sarojamma resides in Sampigehwith her father, who is in his 80s.
Rekha often quarreled with her husband and returned to her mother.Both women had been performing special puja to address her marital problems.
Sarojamma had recently consulted an astrologer, who had suggested to perform special puja to ward off the evil casted on the family .
Ramya’s husband,despite being informed of the incident, did not respond to calls,police said.
The Sampigehalli Police have registered a case under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and further investigations are on.
