In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old woman from Palghar poisoned her two minor daughters and then committed suicide.
According to Mid-Day, the woman was identified as Ruksana Dandva, a widow had four daughters and was apparently suffering from depression after her husband committed suicide by hanging himself a month back, said police. A police official from Jawhar police station stated that one of the daughters has passed away, the other is battling for life in a hospital after the incident took place in Kharonda village.
The incident took place on Saturday, when two of her elder daughters went to school. The woman gave some poison-laced food to the other two children and then herself consumed it. While the woman and her three-year-old daughter Deepali died, the other child, aged eight months, survived and was undergoing treatment at a local hospital where her condition was reported to be critical. The two other children were kept under the care of their grandparents. The police have registered a case in connection with the incident and are currently investigating the matter.
