Woman, 2 children commit suicide

MADANAPALLE: Frustrated by constant harassment from her husband, a woman committed suicide after killing both her children in the wee hours of Thursday at Madanapalle in Chittoor district.
Subhashini, 25, of Tekulapalem in Madanapalle constituency, administered pesticide-laced food to her two children -- Gayatri, 6, and Sivakumar, 4, -- and later consumed the food herself to end her life.Sources said Subhashini had a massive fight with her husband Bhaskar, 30, on Wednesday night.
"Unable to overcome the physical and mental torture from her husband, the woman might have resorted to the extreme step," a police official said. The neighbours found the bodies in the house in the early hours.
Subhashini, who belonged to Kurabalakota of Tamballapalle constituency, was married to Bhaskar seven years ago. Bhaskar, who has been suffering from epilepsy for the last couple of years, used to quarrel with his wife on petty matters, villagers said. Upon learning about Subhashini's death, the villagers of Kurabalakota came in two lorries and attacked Bhaskar's house. They beat up the inmates of the house, including Bhaskar's father Nagaiah charging them with killing Subhashini and her two children. Tension prevailed for some time before police entered and pacified them.