Woman arrested on the charge of killing her two children
A woman allegedly killed her two children and gave herself up to the police at Jalahalli in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Gangadevi, 28, called the police control room around 1 a.m. on Wednesday complaining of trouble in her house. A Hoysala vehicle rushed to her residence. The police team did not see any commotion.
However, Gangadevi claimed that she had killed her children — Gowtham, 9, and her se
The accused was working as a marketing executive at a private firm on a temporary basis
venyearold daughter, who was allegedly a victim of sexual abuse. The bodies of the two children were lying on the bed. Gangadevi claimed to have smothered them to death with a pillow.
The Jalahalli police arrested Gangadevi.
According to the police, Gangadevi hails from Andhra Pradesh. She was married to Naresh, also hailing from the State, 10 years ago. Naresh was working as a pourakarmika in Bengaluru on a contract basis, while Gangadevi was working as a marketing executive at a private firm on a temporary basis.
On March 20, Gangadevi lodged a case against Naresh accusing him of sexually abusing their daughter. The Jalahalli police had registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and arrested Naresh. He is in judicial custody and lodged in Parappana
Agrahara
Prison.
A senior police official said, “As per our information, Gangadevi was suffering from depression, which seemed to have gotten worse after the alleged sexual abuse. She did not have a steady job. After her husband was arrested, she was worried as to how she would look after her children,” .
On Tuesday, the family celebrated Ugadi festival at home. Gangadevi told the police that she killed her two children in their sleep around 12.30 a.m.
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