Woman commits suicide by inhaling nitrogen; kills daughter the same way

Hyderabad: A woman committed suicide by inhaling nitrogen. She administered the same gas to her daughter before killing self. She left a note requesting police not reveal any details to the media.

According to police, 38-year-old, Arthi allegedly placed a polythene cover on her seven-year-old daughter Tashi’s face and connected a pipe from a nitrogen gas cylinder to the polythene then she herself inhaled the gas the same way.

Both mother and daughter were found dead at their residence in Mettuguda under Chilkalguda police limits on Friday.

Arthi is believed to have resorted to extreme step as she went into depression after the death of her husband Siddharth in June this year.

According to New Indian Express, during their enquiries, police also found that there were disputes between Arthi and family members over a property issue. It is suspected that Arthi wanted to sell off the property registered in her husband’s name, but his family members were against it.