Maharashtra: Woman Jumps into Well with Three Children, All Found Dead in Sangli

Mumbai, October 19: A 26-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well with her three children in Maharashtra's Sangli district, police said Friday. The incident took place in Jat tehsil, a police official said.

Radhika Koli, the woman, left home with her three children -- Prajwala (5), Aradhya (3) and Harsh (4 months) -- after a quarrel with other members of the family Thursday night, as per the preliminary probe. Professor Shankar Devarajan, Founder, CEO of Shankar IAS Academy Commits Suicide in Chennai.

Their dead bodies were spotted floating in a well in the village Friday morning, the official said. Police retrieved the bodies and sent them for autopsy. Further investigation was on, the official said.