Ullal: Woman commit suicide with her 2 children at Netravathi river

Ullal:June.19:A woman committed suicide with her 2 children by jumping into Netravathi river on Wednesday. The body of the mother and 1 child was found and a search operation is continuing to find the body of another child. The deceased were identified as Mumtaz(28),a resident of B.C.Road and her daughters Fathima Naishana(8) and Khatija Naifa(6). The dead bodies of Mumtaz and Fathima were found.

Fathima was the 2nd std. student of ‘Best English Medium School’ while Khatija was studying in UKG. Mumtaz left for her parents house on Wednesday but committed suicide by jumping in the river at Ullal railway bridge. A local has seen them walking on the bridge before committing the suicide. Her husband Sadiq Mohammed has called his ‘in laws’ from Gulf about Mumtaz leaving the house to visit them at 2 pm. When her sister Naaz  tried to contact her on her mobile at 3 pm,a boy answered the mobile and said he found the mobile on the railway bridge and there are 3 pairs of footwear lying on the bridge. Naaz  and her husband rushed to the spot and a search operation started to find Mumtaz and her children.

The reason behind her suicide is not yet known.