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Woman throws children into well, jumps to death

By Our Staff Reporter

KURNOOL MARCH 5. In a suicide pact, a mother and her two children committed suicide by jumping into the well at Hampa village in Maddikera mandal on Wednesday.

According to the police, Yanagandla Laxmi (35) and her two kids — Sridhar, 7 and Ajay, 5, were the victims. The mother threw the kids into the well and later she herself jumped to death.

Family dispute was believed to be the reason for the action.

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