Woman kills son, kills self in Chandra Layout

A 28-year-old homemaker allegedly killed her two-and-a-half-year-old son before committing suicide at her residence in Chandra Layout on Saturday night.

The deceased Prathima Mangalurkar and her son Sativik were found hanging from the ceiling of the house. Her husband Santosh Shetty found a suicide note on returning from work. The police said the couple was married four years ago and Shetty is a first division assistant with the excise department. They were living in a rented apartment in Kalyan Nagar. Shetty was away on election duty. When he found his wife and son hanging on Saturday night, he alerted the Chandra Layout police. The police found a suicide note at the spot in which Prathima stated: “God, please forgive me. I don’t want to live. Please look after my husband. Mother and father, please forgive me.” The Chandra Layout police have booked a case of murder and suicide.