Woman gets life term for drowning three kids

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Abohar, March 25

A woman who drowned three of her children and attempted to commit suicide in a village near Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court under Section 302 of the IPC on Saturday.

The court also sentenced her to one-year imprisonment under Section 309 for attempting to commit suicide.

Officials said Santosh Rani (32) had drowned her daughter Karuna (12), sons Aneesh (9) and Jitender (7) in a canal water reservoir located in a ‘dhani’ (cluster of houses) in Hamusar village on July 11, 2015.

She then jumped into the reservoir but was rescued by some villagers who came to know about the incident after a few hours.

During interrogation, she cited estranged relations with her husband Inderchand as the trigger for the extreme action.

The prosecution had produced 16 witnesses during the trial.

Attempted suicide

Officials said Santosh Rani (32) had drowned her daughter Karuna (12), sons Aneesh (9) and Jitender (7) in a canal water reservoir located at a ‘dhani’ (cluster of houses) in Hamusar village on July 11, 2015. She then jumped into the reservoir but was rescued by some villagers