Her husband Mukti, who had left for work in the morning after having meal together, first came upon the tragic scene himself in the evening, police said.[break]
“The neighbors informed us and we reached the scene immediately. The most likely reason is poverty,” said Inspector Bijaya Kumar Yadav, the chief of Area Police Office Kolbi.
According to Reeta Chaudhary, a neighbor, Ramita used to be worried as her family was living in extreme poverty.
“She said she did not even have Rs 150 to deposit in her son´s name in a local children´s saving fund,” Reeta said.