Woman from Maharashtra's Dhalkahti village pushes six children into well

A woman from Dhalkahti village in Mahad taluka of Maharashtra in a fit of rage pushed her six kids into a well and she, too, jumped into it, but locals, who witnessed the incident, pulled her out of the well, but could not save the children

Mahad (Maharashtra):In a shocking incident, a woman pushed her six children into a well and she, too, jumped into it. Six children died while the woman, however, has been rescued. According to police, the woman was living with her husband and six children in Dhalkathi village in Mahad taluka of Maharashtra. The woman was fed up with her husband, as he used to harass her daily over petty issues in an inebriated condition. Unable to bear his torture, she resorted to the extreme step.

She pushed her five daughters and a son into the well first and then she, too, jumped into it at around 8 pm on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Roshni (10), Karishma (8), Reshma (6), Vidya (5), Shivraj (3), Radha Chikuri Sahani (one-and-a-half years). Locals, who witnessed the incident, immediately pulled her out of the well. Although the woman survived, six children died.

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According to preliminary information, the bodies of four children have been retrieved and the police with the help of locals started fishing out the remaining bodies. Meanwhile, local MLA Bharat Gogavale reached the spot on learning about the incident. Later, the woman has been taken into custody by the police. However, no official information has been received from the police on the identity of the woman.