Woman kills twins in Thane, later hangs self

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Thane: A woman allegedly committed suicide after strangulating her seven-year-old twins in Kharigaon locality of Kalwa as she was reportedly upset over their illness, the police said.

The incident took place between 2 pm and 6 pm on Saturday and the bodies were found by the woman’s husband when he returned home from work, they said. He told his neighbours who, in turn, called the police.

“We suspect that the 32-year-old woman strangulated the boys to death and later hanged herself from the ceiling of the house,” an official from the Kalwa police station said.