<p>A 27-year-old woman strangled her three young daughters before attempting suicide in south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The woman hanged herself from a tree using a dupatta, but was brought down and rushed to a hospital where she is battling for her life.<br /><br />Radha Devi’s husband told police that she was undergoing treatment for anxiety and depression.<br /><br />Taunts over no son<br />Some of her neighbours have told police that she was being frequently taunted by her family for not giving birth to a son, thus driving her into a depression.<br /><br />Her husband Raju Singh and some other family members have been detained for questioning.<br /><br />Police said the allegation of taunts over daughters has not yet been confirmed.<br />Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-East) Mandeep Singh Randhawa said Radha had called her husband on his mobile phone to inform of her intentions moments before the alleged murders and attempted suicide.<br /><br />She then headed to a forested area behind the Batra Hospital near her home where she allegedly strangled her daughters. Even as police were informed, Raju and some neighbours launched a search for the mother and daughters.<br /><br />Police too reached the spot and soon the body of the oldest daughter, aged eight, was found at the entrance of the forest.<br /><br />On venturing further, police recovered the bodies of the two other daughters, one aged three and another eight months only. The woman was found hanging from a tree by a passer-by. He brought her down and found her still breathing.<br /><br />“She was rushed to ESI Hospital in Okhla from where she was referred to Safdarjung Hospital. She is in a critical condition,” an officer told Deccan Herald.<br /><br />Her daughters, meanwhile, were declared brought dead.<br /><br />Prima facie, it appears the three girls were strangled. <br /><br />However, the exact cause of their death would be known only after receiving the autopsy reports, said police.<br /><br />A case of murder has been registered with Ambedkar Nagar police station and investigations are continuing in the case, said police.</p>
<p>A 27-year-old woman strangled her three young daughters before attempting suicide in south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The woman hanged herself from a tree using a dupatta, but was brought down and rushed to a hospital where she is battling for her life.<br /><br />Radha Devi’s husband told police that she was undergoing treatment for anxiety and depression.<br /><br />Taunts over no son<br />Some of her neighbours have told police that she was being frequently taunted by her family for not giving birth to a son, thus driving her into a depression.<br /><br />Her husband Raju Singh and some other family members have been detained for questioning.<br /><br />Police said the allegation of taunts over daughters has not yet been confirmed.<br />Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-East) Mandeep Singh Randhawa said Radha had called her husband on his mobile phone to inform of her intentions moments before the alleged murders and attempted suicide.<br /><br />She then headed to a forested area behind the Batra Hospital near her home where she allegedly strangled her daughters. Even as police were informed, Raju and some neighbours launched a search for the mother and daughters.<br /><br />Police too reached the spot and soon the body of the oldest daughter, aged eight, was found at the entrance of the forest.<br /><br />On venturing further, police recovered the bodies of the two other daughters, one aged three and another eight months only. The woman was found hanging from a tree by a passer-by. He brought her down and found her still breathing.<br /><br />“She was rushed to ESI Hospital in Okhla from where she was referred to Safdarjung Hospital. She is in a critical condition,” an officer told Deccan Herald.<br /><br />Her daughters, meanwhile, were declared brought dead.<br /><br />Prima facie, it appears the three girls were strangled. <br /><br />However, the exact cause of their death would be known only after receiving the autopsy reports, said police.<br /><br />A case of murder has been registered with Ambedkar Nagar police station and investigations are continuing in the case, said police.</p>
