<p>A woman and her son have committed suicide by hanging at Belakawadi village, in Begur hobli, in the taluk, which came to light on Sunday.<br /><br />The deceased are Mahadevamma (40) and her son Siddaraju (28). It is said that as Mahadevamma’s elder son had eloped with a married woman of the village. Unable to bear the insult and accusations from the villagers, the mother-son duo took the extreme step and hanged themselves on Saturday night.<br /><br />Police have visited the spot. The bodies were sent for post-mortem.</p>
<p>A woman and her son have committed suicide by hanging at Belakawadi village, in Begur hobli, in the taluk, which came to light on Sunday.<br /><br />The deceased are Mahadevamma (40) and her son Siddaraju (28). It is said that as Mahadevamma’s elder son had eloped with a married woman of the village. Unable to bear the insult and accusations from the villagers, the mother-son duo took the extreme step and hanged themselves on Saturday night.<br /><br />Police have visited the spot. The bodies were sent for post-mortem.</p>
