A 50-year-old woman was washed away in an overflowing drain at Shivapura in Peenya on Thursday night.
The deceased Thimmamma, a garment factory worker, was a native of T Mallenahalli in Nagamangala taluk, Mandya district. She had parted ways with her husband and was staying alone at Shivapura, said the police.
The incident occurred when Thimmamma was walking on a makeshift wooden bridge across the drain which was overflowing due to heavy rain. The bridge suddenly gave in and she fell into the drain, the police said. Thimmamma would often use the bridge as it was a shortcut to reach her house.
The local police and a few expert swimmers retrieved the body, added the police.
Woman commits suicide
A 42-year-old woman, who committed suicide by setting herself ablaze on Thursday, breathed her last at a hospital on Friday. Varalakshmi, a resident of Manjunathnagar 10th Cross on Tumakuru Road, was suffering from depression as she was unable to manage her family after the death of her husband.
She was married to Krishnappa and had a son, Premkumar, who is employed at a factory in Sunkadakatte. Krishnappa died about 10 years ago, said the police.
A few neighbours noticed flames at Varalakshmi’s house and rushed in around 10 pm on Thursday. They called the ambulance, shifted her to Victoria Hospital and informed Premkumar. She did not respond to treatment and died, added the police.
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