Coimbatore: A woman and her daughter ended their life by jumping into a well at Uthuppalayam near Annur early Tuesday morning. Police said the woman took the extreme step after a fight with her husband over a family dispute.
The deceased were identified as S Dhanalakshmi, 38, and her daughter S Swetha, 17, both hailed from Adi Dravidar Colony at Uthuppalayam near Annur in Coimbatore district.
Some villagers of Uthuppalayam had gone to Chinnasamy Thottam to attend nature’s call and found a pair of sandals near the well. They informed Annur police who rushed to the well and found two dead bodies. The police alerted Annur fire and rescue services personnel who reached the spot and retrieved the two bodies. The preliminary inquiry revealed that Dhanalakshmi worked as a cook under the mid-day meal scheme at Kunnathurampalayam primary school and her daughter Swetha had completed Class XII. Her husband Selvam who works as a sanitary worker on consolidated payment at a TNSTC depot was an alcholic and often fought with his wife and daughter.
On Monday night, Selvam fought with his wife again. Dhanalakshmi and her daughter Swetha left their home without informing Selvam. They tied a dupatta around their waist and jumped in a deep well. They drowned on Monday night and the dead body was fished out from the well and the police sent the dead bodies to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital for postmortem.