Kasargod: Mother and daughter die in fire tragedy, suicide suspected

Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (EP)

Kasargod, Feb 17: In a tragic incident that occurred at Cheemeni here, a woman and her daughter died in a fire that erupted in their house late night on Sunday February 16.

The deceased are identified as Laxmi (62) and Anitha (38) from Nellore, who were residing near Cheemeni jail.

The locals who saw the fire on Sunday late night, February 16 ran towards the house but the mother and daughter had died by then.

Their dead bodies were found in the kitchen. The house was completely charred.

As their house was in a remote place, it was too late by the time locals spotted the fire. They heard the explosive sound of the tiles and rushed to the place, it is said.

The door of the house was found to be locked from the inside. Police suspect that it might have been a case of suicide.

Fire brigade rushed to spot and managed to douse the flames. However, both the victims were charred by then.

Cheemeni police arrived at the spot and after preliminary investigation the bodies were shifted to Pariyaram Medical College for post-mortem.

Only the mother and daughter were in the house at the time of the incident. Anita was unmarried. She is survived by siblings Rajesh and Manjula. It is said that there was a dispute in the family over some matter.

Further investigations are on.