Woman jumps into reservoir with 3 children in Rajasthan, all dead

A 30-year-old-woman, Pappu Devi along with her three children allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a reservoir here, apparently following some dispute with her husband. A post-mortem will be done after the relatives of the deceased arrive.

Barmer (Rajasthan): A woman allegedly committed suicide along with her three children by jumping into a reservoir here, police said on Wednesday.

"The incident occurred in Khara Mahechan village. All four drowned," Sindhari police station in-charge Jetharam said.

The deceased have been identified as Pappu Devi (30) and her three children -- Kavita (6) Manish (4) and Suresh (2).

The officer said that the woman's eldest daughter survived as she was with maternal grandmother. No one was reportedly present at the time of the incident.

He said that the relatives of the deceased have been informed. A post-mortem will be done on Thursday after they arrive.

The cause for the incident has not been confirmed, but the woman apparently took the step due to some dispute with her husband.

(With inputs from PTI)