Maharashtra: Woman dies by suicide after killing minor son

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A 32-year-old woman allegedly killed her three and a half years old son apparently for not doing online study, and later died by suicide here in Nashik city, police said on Tuesday.

According to the police, the woman, a resident of the Pathardi Phata area, hanged herself at home at around 9.30 pm on Monday.

Prior to that, she allegedly strangled her son to death as she was angry with him for not doing online study, they said.

The woman's parents were present in the house when the twin incidents took place, the police said.

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The police said they found a suicide note near the bodies of the mother-son duo and it said no one should be held responsible for their death.

Meanwhile, a case of murder has been registered against the woman at the Indiranagar police.

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