Sunil Lohan
A 30-year-old woman killed her eight-year-old daughter before ending life at a farm pond over a property dispute with husband at the village in the outskirts of the city on Saturday.
The deceased Mala tied her eight-year-old daughter to her back and ended their lives by jumping into an agricultural pond.The incident occurred at Vishwanathapura police station limits.
The deceased have been identified as Mala (30),a homemaker,and her younger daughter Anushree (8), a second standard student at a private school.
Mala survived with her husband and two daughters aged eight and ten.
According to police,Mala tied her daughter to her back and jumped into the pond around 3 am on Saturday.
Preliminary investigations suggest that Mala took the extreme step following a property dispute with her husband who had transferred 10 guntas of land to a relative after a discussion with his mother and brother.
Mala was upset that her husband made the transfer without informing her,leading to a heated argument.
The police said that on Saturday morning,the family members began searching for Mala and Anushree,when they noticed the two were missing.
They later found their bodies floating in the agricultural pond and alerted the police.
Based on a complaint filed by the woman’s family, a case of abetment to suicide has been registered against her husband, senior officer told reporters and further investigation is underway.
