Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old woman is believed to have killed her minor daughters and then hanged herself in her house at Nellorepuram in HAL police limits on Wednesday.
The police have identified the woman as Mahalakshmi who was employed as a housekeeping staff at the National Aerospace Laboratories. Her husband is a mason.
According to the police, Mahalakshmi was battling depression following a property dispute within the family. Her daughters, Mamatha (10) and Deepti (8), were enrolled in Sacred Heart High School in Jeevanbhima Nagar.
The incident came to light when her husband returned from work around 6.30 p.m.
The doors were locked. His wife and daughters were not responding to his calls. With the help of neighbours, he broke open the door and found the bodies of his children and wife, police said.
After confirming that there was no domestic dispute between the couple, the HAL police registered a case of two murders and an unnatural death.
Former police constable ends life
A 36-year-old former head constable with the City Armed Reserve hanged himself in a cell of Bangalore Central Jail, Parappana Agrahara. He was imprisoned on the charge of killing his wife and two minor children in Sampigehalli in May this year.
According to the police, Subhash Chandra was undergoing treatment for depression.
