Mahoba, May 24 : After a woman set herself and two children ablaze at home, she and one of her sons were killed while another minor sustained serious burn injuries, police said on Friday.
Anguished over the unfortunate incident, the woman’s husband also committed suicide by jumping in front of a train today morning.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Jatashankar Rao here said that Lalita Devi (28), wife of Bhaiyadeen Prajapti (32), a resident of Subhash Nagar in the Kabrai town, set herself on fire along with her two children Ritik (5) and Rohan (3), after pouring kerosene at her home on Thursday.
Lalita and Rohan succumbed to serious burn injuries while Ritik was critically burnt and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Mr Rao said that anguished over the demise of his wife and son, Bhaiyadeen committed suicide at the Banda-Mahoba rail division after jumping in front of a train.
The DSP said that Bhaiyadeen was a truck driver and the reason behind the woman taking such a drastic step has not yet been ascertained.
Further investigation is underway.
