Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal
Bantwal, Jun 26: In a sad incident, a woman along with her toddler son committed suicide by jumping into a pond at Nekkare Kadu near Vittal here on Monday June 26.
The deceased have been identified as Nazia (35), wife of Mohammed,a resident of Vittal, and their two-year-old son Nooman Ahmed.
It is learnt that Nazia along with her son went missing at around 5.30 pm on Monday. The family as well as the locals searched for them but to no avail.
Finally, at around 8.30 pm, the bodies of the mother and the son were found in a pond near their house.
Nazia had been from suffering from some sickness and was depressed because of it, sources said. It is suspected that illness drove her to end her life along with her baby.
However, police are also investigating if the mother and the child might have accidentally slipped and fallen into the pond.
Vittal police led by inspector Nagaraj arrived at the spot.
A case has been registered.