Woman kills two sons, dies by suicide over family dispute in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal

In a shocking incident a woman threw her minor sons into well and then hanged herself to death following family dispute in Tamil Nadu. Unable to bear the shock, the deceased father tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills.

Namakkal (Tamil Nadu): A 30-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal killed her two minor sons by throwing them into a well and then died by suicide by hanging on Monday night. After learning about the incident, the deceased's father consumed sleeping pills and is currently hospitalised. The deceased woman has been identified as Gunavathy while her sons as five-year-old Priyan and two-year-old Sujithpriyan. The deceased's husband, named Gopi hails from Moganur New Street and runs a tea shop in the area.

The police said there was a family dispute on Monday night and the deceased's father, named Kesavan, allegedly scolded her. After Gopi left for work, the woman in a fit of rage, barged out of the house with her two sons. It was learnt that she straightaway headed towards a nearby well and threw her sons into it. She then went to the adjoining pump room and hanged herself to death. Unable to bear the shock after learning about his daughter and grandsons death, the deceased's father tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills.

After Gopi returned home, he found his father-in-law lying in an unconscious state on the floor. He took help of the neighbours and sent him to Namakkal Government Medical College Hospital for treatment. Later on, when he could not see his wife and sons anywhere, he searched for them. Finally, he found their bodies when he went near the well. On receiving the information, the police belonging to the Mohanur Police Station reached the spot and shifted the bodies to the Namakkal Government Medical College Hospital for post-mortem. The police said an investigation was being conducted in this connection.