Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod
Kasargod, Jan 25: In a tragic incident, a woman and her three-year-old daughter were found hanging at their house in Perla under Badiadka police limits here on Saturday January 24 night.
It is suspected that the woman, identified as Yamuna (38), wife of Govinda Naik, killed her daughter Gayatri (3) before committing suicide.
The mother and the child were found hanging by sari and nylon rope, respectively, in their house at Sajantadka, Perla on Saturday night.
It is said that Yamuna's husband Govinda had left for work early on Saturday January 24. When he returned at night, he found the main door of the house locked from the inside. Despite knocking on the door for long, there was no response. Govinda then broke opened the door and on entering, he found his wife and daughter dead.
A shocked Govinda began screaming, and on hearing him, the locals rushed to the spot and called the police.
The police who arrived at the spot sent the bodies to Kasargod government hospital for post-mortem.
Sources said that Yamuna was suffering from mental illness and was undergoing treatment. It is suspected that her illness had led her to commit the act.
Badiadka police have registered a case.