Child dies as mother attempts suicide

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

From Our Correspondent

JOWAI: A twenty-year-old woman committed suicide with her infant daughter by setting herself and her child on fire at their residence on Friday evening. Sources informed that the woman, Liew Chyrmang of Kyndongtuber Pohshnong, smeared herself and her one-year-old daughter with kerosene oil before setting herself on fire. The woman, who suffered 95 per cent burn injury, was admitted to Jowai Civil Hospital in a critical condition, while her daughter succumbed to her injuries on Friday evening. Sources informed that family problem could be the reason behind the suicide.

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

Assam targets December deadline for long-delayed Guwahati water supply projects

Guwahati, July 9: Assam Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Kaushik Rai said on Thursday on the floor of...

FSSAI cracks down on liquor manufacturers for added flavours, misleading age claims

New Delhi, July 9: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to alcoholic...

Tripura emerging as gateway to Southeast Asia, preferred investment destination: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Agartala, July 9: Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Thursday said...

NCW forms panel to review laws governing IVF clinics

New Delhi, July 9: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has constituted a committee, led by the former...