Woman commits suicide by jumping into well at MP village

A 32-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district on Thursday, police said. A mother of two, Smita Lodhi allegedly jumped into a well at Chainpura village at around 10 am on Thursday, said Indraj Singh, in-charge of Begumganj police station.

The deceased's husband Ramdayal was a labourer and the family had returned to the village from Bhopal, following the coronavirus-induced lockdown, the official said. A case has been registered in this regard and further investigations were underway to ascertain the reason for the extreme step, he added.