Police sent the bodies for post-mortem.
Highlights
Woman and her son died after drowning in a drain. The woman was not in a good mental state. She had left with her child late at night.
Naiduniya representative, Dindori: A 25-year-old woman and her one-and-a-half-year-old son from Mehandwani district died after drowning in a drain. The woman left the house with the child at night without informing anyone. They could not be traced despite a search by family members. The villagers saw the bodies in the drain and informed the police. On receiving the information, the police reached the scene and registered a case after preparing a panchnama. The police brought the bodies to the Community Health Center Mehandwani for post-mortem.
The woman had gone to her mother’s house
Sukhsen Marawi’s wife Narbadiya Bai was living with her son Suraj Marawi in her maternal home in Khairda village of Jarha Nejhar about 10-15 days ago. Around 3 am on Wednesday-Thursday night, she left the house without informing anyone along with her child. Her family members also searched for her, but she could not be found.
Villagers saw the dead body
Villagers saw the bodies of a woman and her son floating in Bhati Nala in Khairada village between 8 and 9 am on Friday. The villagers informed the police. With the help of the villagers, the police took out the bodies of the woman and her son from the drain. It was told that the woman was not in a good mental state.
