Khammam mother feeds rat poison to sons, attempts suicide following marital dispute

A woman in Khammam allegedly poisoned her two young sons following disputes with her husband over returning to their native village. Both children died, while the woman is in critical condition.

Khammam: Following suspected family disputes, a married woman allegedly killed her two sons and attempted suicide at Gandhi Nagar in Khammam’s three-town area.

According to locals and the police, Bobbala Lingaraju and his wife Swathi of Gurralapadu village in Yedulapuram Municipality had been living at Gandhi Nagar for the past few months to support their family needs.

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Lingaraju was working at a local mobile phone shop. A few days ago, the shop owner told him that the business was facing financial difficulties and that he intended to close it down, advising Lingaraju to look for another job.

Uncertain about what to do or how to support his family, Lingaraju suggested to his wife that they return to their native village, Gurralapadu, to find work and make a living. However, his wife Swathi refused, insisting that they stay in Khammam.

The couple had been engaged in arguments over the matter for the past two days. Eventually, frustrated that her husband was not listening to her, Swathi fed their children, Vedic Kumar (7) and Tanishq (5), biscuit packets laced with rat poison on Saturday evening. Subsequently, she also consumed the same poison.

Afterward, feigning ignorance, she called her husband and told him the children were suffering from food poisoning, asking him to come home immediately. Lingaraju rushed home with syrup from a local medical shop and administered it to the children; they were then put to bed.

Vedic Kumar died in his sleep. Tanishq, who suffered from vomiting, died while being treated at a private hospital on Sunday. The condition of Swathi, undergoing treatment, was said to be critical. The police booked a case and launched an investigation into the incident.