Bihar woman jumps into canal with newborn girl, 4-yr-old son over domestic feud
11 Oct 2018 11:15 AM IST
The woman was rescued by bystanders and has now been arrested. The children, who were swept away by the strong current, could not be traced.
Senior police officers are still working out a plan to deploy the personnel, as they are still deciding from where to get the policemen. (Representational image)
Bettiah: Frazzled by domestic strife, a woman threw her two children - a newborn girl and a four-year-old boy - into a canal before jumping into it, the police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Dumariya village under Town police station area of West Champaran district where the woman, Antima Devi, was rescued by bystanders who jumped into the Tirhut canal, SHO Mohd Ayub said.
He said the woman has been arrested although the children, who were swept away by the strong current, could not be traced.
He said the woman, who was now in a state of shock, said she was worked up over frequent quarrels with her husband which led her to take the extreme step late on Tuesday night.
( Source : PTI )
Next Story
