Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said it appeared that difficulty in taking care of her daughter led the woman to end her life after murdering her daughter. | Photo Credit: Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi
A 38-year-old woman ended her life by hanging herself from the roof of her house after killing her differently-abled 14-year-old daughter in Keduru village of Kundapura taluk in Udupi district of Karnataka on October 25, the Udupi district police said.
The police gave the names of the deceased as Netravathi, 38, and her daughter Suprati,14.
The police said Netravathi lived with her husband Sudhakar and their two children, including the 14-year-old. Mr. Sudhakar and Netravathi are construction labourers. Soon after Mr. Sudhakar left for work around 8 a.m., Netravathi’s brother and neighbour Santosh saw Netravathi slitting the throat of her daughter, who is bedridden, and then hang herself from the roof of the house.
Mr. Santosh rushed to the house and found the two dead.
Based on the complaint by Mr. Santosh, the Kota police registered a case under Section 103(1) (murder) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the police stated.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said prima facie it appeared that difficulty in taking care of her daughter because of their financial condition led Netravathi to end her life after murdering her daughter. The exact reason for the murder will be known upon further investigation of the incident, the official said in a video message posted on October 26.
(For those in distress and having suicidal tendencies, help can be sought by calling the toll free Tele Manas helpline 14416 or 18008914416)
Published - October 26, 2026 04:32 pm IST