Telangana: Woman kills two children, self by jumping in Godavari

Police said the reason for the woman's drastic step was not yet known.

Nirmal: A widow from Nizamabad allegedly killed her two children by throwing them into the Godavari River before she herself jumped in the river near Basar on Monday.

Basar Sub-Inspector U Mahesh said the woman was identified as Manasa, 27, while the children were her son Baladitya, 8, and daughter Bhavyasri, 7. Manasa, along with the two children, allegedly jumped off a bridge built across the Godavari into the river. Passersby saw them and alerted the local police, who in turn, rushed to the spot but could retrieve only their bodies from the water.

Manasa’s husband died of an ailment four years ago and she was living alone since then. She was facing a severe financial crisis as well. A case was registered based on a complaint received from her brother Bathula Sandeep. Investigations were taken up.