Rajasthan woman throws children in well, kills self

Jaipur, April 6 (IANS) A woman allegedly threw her three daughters aged between 1 and 5 years into a well and then committed suicide by consuming poison in Rajasthan, police said Friday.

According to police, the incident took place in Taranagar area in Churu district, some 200 km from here.

The woman, Indra Devi is believed to have committed suicide over frequent family feuds. "It is suspected that she threw her three daughters, Manisha, 6, Aaina, 4, and Babali, 1, into the well and then consumed poison. A bottle of pesticide was recovered lying near Indra's body," said a police officer.

Police recovered the bodies of the girls from the well, while the mother's body was spotted in a nearby agriculture farm Friday morning.

The officer said that Indra's husband Rajendra Kumar is a farmer. "The exact cause of what drove the woman to take this step is yet to be known. However, prima-facie, it seems that she was depressed due to frequent domestic disputes," said the officer.