Surat, April 21: In a gruesome incident, a woman strangled her six-month-old daughter and later committed suicide in Varachha late on Monday night. Till late on Tuesday evening, the reason behind the incident remained a mystery for the police and family members.
According to police, Anita’s husband Jignesh, a resident of Ishwar nagar in Varachha and owner of an embroidery unit, found his wife hanging in their house on Monday night.
While Anita was hanging, a shocked Jignesh could not locate Mithwa. After searching the entire house, he found Mithwa placed inside a container used for storing grain and packed in a polythene bag.
Mithwa had died by the time Jignesh found her. Unable to bear the shock, Jignesh fainted at the spot. He was rushed to a private hospital, where his condition was critical.
Preliminary police investigation revealed that Anita was married to Jignesh three years ago. For the past seven months, she was in Bhavnagar where she gave birth to Mithwa. She had returned to Surat 25 days back.
The extreme step taken by Anita has shocked her family members as there was neither any financial crisis in the family nor any other major issue.
“When I reached home, I found Anita absent. Thinking that she might be with Mithwa, I went to my room downstairs and waited for Jignesh to come. He also was surprised when he found his room locked from inside.
When we opened the door, we both were shocked to see Anita hanging and immediately informed police and family members,” said Upendra, younger brother of Jignesh.
Varachha police registered a case of murder and suicide. Investigation was on.
-Agencies