Uttar Pradesh: Woman sets herself, two kids ablaze
Muzaffarnagar, May 17 (UNI) A woman set herself and her two children ablaze in the Budhana area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
According to police sources, Naseema, wife of Jabbar, a resident of Umarpur village in the Budhana Kotwali area, locked her three children--Armaan (10), Ayesha (7) and one-and-half year old Isha in a room and set herself and the children ablaze.
All the three children were killed whereas Naseema sustained critical burn injuries.
Sources added that the woman was rushed to a Meerut hospital in a critical state.
Jabbar does a business of clothes in Ahmedabad, sources added.
Prima facie probe revealed that the woman was facing mental health issues and hence, she took such a drastic step.
Further investigation is underway.
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