Woman jumps to death with infant daughter

Saturday, September 30, 2006, 16:33 [IST]

Jaunpur, Sep 30 (UNI) Peeved with domestic problems, a woman in Jalalpur area here allegedly jumped to death with her infant daughter in a well last night, police today said.

The incident occurred in village Purev, in which Rannu Sonkar and her 15-day-old daughter died.

Rannu's body had been fished out, while the infant's corpse could not be found, police added.

Meanwhile, the victim's parents have blamed her husband and in-laws for harrassing Rannu over dowry demands.

They claim she took the extreme step due to dowry harrassment.

Investigations were on.

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