A 25-year-old woman killed her three children by pushing them into a well, before jumping into it at Tukkanatti village of the taluk on Tuesday morning.
It is said Basavva, second wife of Yellappa, had a marital dispute with her husband for the past few months.
She had gone missing, along with her children, Geetha, 8, Jagadish, 6 and Cauvery, 6, for the past three days.
But Yellappa had not lodged a missing complaint with the police.
He had only enquired with her parents at Melavanki village in the taluk. He has gone missing after the deaths.Ghataprabha police have registered a case.
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