Unhappy over marriage, a 30-year-old mother allegedly slit her own and her minor children’s throat at Hauz Rani area near Maliviya Nagar of national Capital on Saturday morning. The three-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries during treatment while the woman and her one and half year old boy are still battling for life in hospital.
According to Vijayanta Arya, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, South district, they had received a Police Control Room (PCR) call at around 10.50 am that in a house opposite Saket Max Hospital, the woman has cut her own and her children's throat following which a team rushed to the spot.
"The woman identified as Mohsina and her two minor children were rush to the Saket Max Hospital by the neighbours and family members in injured condition. During treatment three-year-old minor girl succumbed to her injuries while the minor boy and the mother are still in the hospital and are getting treatment," said the Additional DCP.
"The woman had an argument with her husband on Friday night about him coming home late and drunk, following which he went to his parents' home in an opposite building. He stayed there while his mother came to Mohsina's house. In the morning, Mohsina's mother-in-law came back to her house leaving her with the children. It was during this time that Mohsina allegedly attacked her children and also tried to kill herself," said a senior police official.
"The woman is unfit for statement. The scene of crime is being inspected by crime team and forensic experts. We have registered a case under section 302 and 307 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). Further investigation in the case is underway," the Additional DCP added.
Mohsina's father is an assistant sub-inspector with the Delhi Police while her husband sells holiday packages at a mall in Saket. Her family claimed that she was in an unhappy marriage and the incident was triggered due to it. Her in-laws claimed that she wouldoften get upset when her husband returned home late and the couple had fights over it earlier.
