Odisha woman pushes her kids to death after fight with husband

The fire service personnel later recovered the bodies of the two kids. The woman was admitted to the hospital.

A woman in Odisha’s Kandhamal district allegedly pushed her 9-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son into a well leading to their death after fighting with her husband over some domestic issues, police said.

Odisha Police said the woman, who pushed her kids to death, will be charged with murder and arrested. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Police officers in Raikia block of Kandhamal district said Bhagyalaxmi Patra, a resident of Christian Sahi reportedly left her home with her two kids on Friday afternoon after a fight with her husband M Rajesh Patra.

“The woman then pushed the two kids into a well which resulted in their death. However, she herself did not jump into the well and was found crying near the well by local people and her husband on Saturday morning,” said Srikant Khamari, inspector of Raikia police station.

The fire service personnel later recovered the bodies of the two kids. The woman was admitted to the hospital. Her condition is stated to be stable. Police said she would be charged with murder and arrested.

The brother of the woman however accused her husband of having extramarital affair.