Woman kills self by consuming poisonous substance in UP

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A 38-year-old woman allegedly killed herself by consuming a poisonous substance on Sisotar village under the Sikandarpur police station...

Woman kills self by consuming poisonous substance

A 38-year-old woman allegedly killed herself by consuming a poisonous substance on Sisotar village under the Sikandarpur police station area here, police said today. Chanda and her two sons -- Suraj (4) and Sandeep (2) -- consumed the poisonous substance yesterday, Sikandarpur police station in-charge Anil Chandra Tiwari said. The kids are in a critical condition and undergoing treatment, he added.

"Chanda died while her sons have been admitted to the district hospital and are in a critical condition. She took the extreme step fed up with household problems," Tiwari said. The body of the deceased was sent for postmortem, he added.