Woman kills self, two mentally retarded children

Pune, Jan 4 (UNI) The wife of a Jamshedpur-based industrialist killed herself and her two mentally retarded children by driving her car into a ravine at Daravali in Mulshi taluka of Sutarwadi village, 30 km from here.

The deceased, Neha Khatan (36), drove her car with her children Nipun (12) and Chahat (3) directly into the valley. The car caught fire, killing all three occupants instantly, police said adding the bodies were beyond recognition. The identity of the deceased was established through the number-plate of the car.

The police said the incident occurred last evening. Initially, the police believed it was a case of accident. However, they recovered three suicide notes written by the deceased for her husband, who owns a factory in Bhosari industrial area in Jamshedpur and her parents in which she stated that she was committing suicide out of depression.

In her note, she said she wanted her husband to remarry and that she had another five-year old daughter Janhavi, who was normal.

Police have registered a case of suicide and murder, sources added.

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