Woman kills infant son, hangs self

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BANGALORE: Mohana Kumari craved for the high life. Sick of the drudgery that the limited income of her silversmith-husband brought on, she strangled her toddler and hanged herself on Monday. While the 30-year-old's suicide note reflected her frustration, police suspect it was an affair that triggered the step.

Mohana married Murugan (40), her mother's brother, 11 years ago. They stayed with their children - 9-year-old Bharath and one-and-a-halfyear-old Saipavan - at Bashyamnagar in Srirampura . Mohana taught at a nearby school for a while but quit to look after the second child.

At 7 pm on Monday, Murugan returned home and asked his elder son about Mohana. Bharath said she had locked herself in the bedroom. When she did not open despite several knocks, Murugan broke the door with the help of neighbours , to find his wife and son dead. Their bodies were taken to Victoria Hospital.

Her four-page suicide note said she was tired of life and wanted more comforts. As her husband's income wasn't enough, she resolved to kill herself as well as her younger son.

But police suspect the suicide has more to do with an affair she reportedly had with a person who frequented the house. Her family apparently knew about this but kept mum.

Woman succumbs to burns

Uma (32) of Chandra Layout, who was admitted to Victoria Hospital on Saturday with 80% burns, succumbed on Monday.

While she claimed her sari caught fire while she was cooking, police suspect it was a suicide attempt.

She worked in a garment factory and has an 8-year-old daughter.