Woman, two children die after jumping into well in MP’s Ratlam

Ratlam, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A woman and her two children died after allegedly jumping into a well in Meena Kheda village under the Industrial Area police station limits in Jaora town of Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district on Saturday, the police said.

The incident reportedly took place around 10 a.m.

All three died, and their bodies were retrieved from the well with the help of local villagers and taken to the government hospital in Jaora for post-mortem examination.

According to information from the spot, around 50 villagers gathered after learning about the incident and joined the efforts to retrieve the woman and her children.

After pulling them out of the well, the villagers arranged a vehicle and shifted them to the hospital.

Yuvraj Singh Chauhan, Jaora Circle Superintendent of Police, confirmed that the bodies of a woman and her two children were found in a well in Meena Kheda village.

"The bodies have been kept for post-mortem examination, and we are waiting for their family members to arrive," Chauhan said.

He said further details about the incident would be established after the family members arrived and the investigation progressed.

A local resident said that villagers helped retrieve the three bodies and take them to the hospital.

"With the cooperation of the villagers, they were pulled out, placed in a vehicle and brought to the civil hospital," the resident said.

The reason behind the incident is yet to be ascertained.

Police are investigating the circumstances that led the woman and her children to enter the well.

Their identities and other family details have not been officially disclosed so far.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, and further details are awaited.

Source: IANS