Sambalpur (Odisha), March 14 Police on Saturday recovered the body of a woman, who allegedly threw her two young daughters into a well in Sambalpur district, Odisha, an official said.
The woman, identified as Sanju Madiki, allegedly killed her daughters in her village on Friday and hanged herself on March 14.
Kuchinda SDPO Pradip Kumar Das said that Sanju's husband, James Madiki, informed police that his wife had thrown his two daughters – one four-month-old and another six-year-old – into a well in the village on Friday evening.
Her body was found hanging in another village on Saturday morning, the SDPO said.
The official said that an investigation is being conducted to determine whether the woman herself threw the daughters into the well and then took her own life.
Police said the incident came to light when James could not find his children at home on Friday evening. After asking his wife about it, he came to know that she had thrown them into a village well.
Villagers and the woman's husband claimed that she was mentally unwell and suffering from some psychological ailments.