Woman, son die by suicide upset over banana crop loss

Trichy: A mother and son died by suicide after consuming poison at their house in Thiruvanaikovil near Srirangam in Trichy on Saturday. The reason behind their extreme step was said to be the losses suffered in banana cultivation.

The deceased were identified as Chellammal, 65 and her son Ramesh Babu, 45 of Ganapathi Nagar in Thiruvanaikovil. Babu is survived by his wife Ilakkiya, 25, and a one-year-old daughter.

The incident came to light when the house owner found the two dead. The Srirangam police visited the house and recovered the bodies. Police also recovered a bottle of pesticide near their bodies.

Ilakkiya lodged a complaint with the police stating that her husband and her mother-in-law were cultivating banana in their farm land near Kondaiyampettai. They suffered a huge loss in the cultivation. The damage caused to the crop during the recent rain added to their woes.

A couple of days ago, Babu had dropped Ilakkiya and his daughter at his in-laws house, while he and his mother stayed back in their upset over the financial loss.

Police said that the postmortem on the two bodies was performed and handed over to the family. Investigations are on.


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