Dowry harassment: 28-year-old woman in Telangana allegedly commits suicide after stifling children
Hyderabad: A 28-year-old woman is suspected to have hanged herself to death after strangulating her two young children, including a 10-month-old son, at the woman’s in-laws’ house Gollagudem village near Bibinagar on Monday night.
The deceased are identified as Aishwarya, who had married Mahesh Yadav, a railway track maintenance worker in Gollagudem in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, four years ago, and their children, two-year-old Janaki and 10-month-old son Pandu.
A police case has been registered, but no arrest has been made yet.
According to a report by Times of India, the death was allegedly the outcome of dowry harassment, although B Ravindar, Bhuvanagiri Deputy Superintendent of Police, has said that it is yet to be ascertained if the children were strangulated by their mother.
Aishwarya’s family has said that, following compatibility issues with Mahesh allegedly due to dowry harassment, Aishwarya, along with her children, had returned to her parents’ home in Vemulakonda one-and-a-half years ago. The couple started living together again once a round of intervention by seniors.
On Monday evening, after Aishwarya’s relatives dropped her and the children to Yadav’s house, her husband left for work at night. On Tuesday morning, however, as neither Aishwarya nor the children came out of the bedroom, her mother-in-law Sathyamma forced open the bedroom door, only to find her daughter-in-law and grandchildren lying dead.
A death note was found in the bedroom, with Aishwarya accusing her husband and his parents of harassing her for dowry and thereby forcing her to take the extreme step.
Aishwarya’s father Yadaiah, who filed a police complaint, has said that he had given Yadav and his family Rs 30 lakh during their marriage, in spite of which, his daughter was harassed for more money.
The bodies of Aishwarya and her children were handed over to her relatives after completion of the post-mortem.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Rahul celebrates Holi with Cong workers at party office
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi celebrated Holi with party workers at the AICC's 24, Akbar Road office here on Wednesday, as he was smeared with colours by supporters and leaders.
Gandhi wished everyone a Holi filled with love and one that eliminates hatred.
Surrounded by workers, leaders and journalists at the party office, Gandhi applied colours on everyone and was smeared by 'gulal' in return.
Sharing pictures from the celebration on X, Gandhi said in a post in Hindi, "Heartiest greetings to all of you on the festival of colours and love, Holi. May the colours of Holi fill your lives with new hopes, new enthusiasm and countless happiness."
Earlier, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge greeted people on Holi.
"Holi is a festival that expresses the soul of our colorful, multicultural society. It celebrates the tradition of unity in diversity, mutual harmony, and brotherhood that has been the hallmark of our civilization for centuries," Kharge said in a post in Hindi on X.
"On this joyous occasion that bridges distances, I wish you all a very Happy Holi. May your life always be filled with the colors of happiness," Kharge said.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also greeted people on Holi.
"Heartiest greetings for Holi, the grand festival of togetherness, filled with the diverse colors of joy, enthusiasm, happiness, sweetness, and brotherhood," she said in a post in Hindi on X.
"Holi is a grand festival of lovingly embracing your family, friends and everyone else. Embrace everyone and share happiness with everyone. Happy Holi to all the people of the country!" she said.
रंगों और मोहब्बत के पर्व होली की आप सभी को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 4, 2026
होली के रंग आप सभी के जीवन को नई आशाओं, नए उमंग और अनगिनत खुशियों से भर दे। pic.twitter.com/sp10UNSl7v
