Chhattisgarh woman slips out of house with 2 kids, jumps into well with them: Cop

Police said the bodies were found in the well when her family realised that she was missing and started searching for her and the two children

RAIPUR : A 23-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well along with her two children in Korba district, police said on Friday.

Police said they were recording the statement of the woman’s family members to establish possible reasons that led the woman to take the extreme step (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Police said that the bodies were found floating in the well near their house in Mangamar village under Dipka police station limits on Thursday night.

Police further said that preliminary investigation suggests that the woman had left the house with her children while other family members were asleep in the on Thursday and jumped into it the well.

A search was subsequently launched and their bodies were found floating in the well, the official said.

“The woman was suffering from a mental illness and availing treatment for it. We are investigating the case for all angles. A case has been registered and police are statements from the family members,” said Superintendent of Police , Korba, Santosh Kumar Singh.

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