Hyderabad: The Hussain Sagar police here on Wednesday night rescued a housewife from committing suicide by drowning in the lake.
During interrogation, the housewife identified herself as Pucchala Ramanamma, 30, wife of Pucchala Amarnath Babu and residing at Door No 8-18-487, Bhupesh Guptha Nagar in LB Nagar. She told police that she got married and blessed with two children. Her husband Pucchala Amarnath Babu is an alcoholic and quarrels with her regularly. She said the wife and husband quarreled over a petty issue on Wednesday. She said she was fed up with life and decided to end her life by jumping into Hussain Sagar.
Accordingly, Ramanamma came to tank bund and tried to jump into the lake near puja stall to commit suicide. The Lake police noticed the woman under suspicious circumstances and rushed to the spot and stopped her from jumping into the Lake.
Lake Inspector K. Sreedevi counselled the couple and handed her to her husband. (NSS)