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Four people, including 2 children, died, and 2 others were battling for life, successful 2 abstracted incidents successful Kurnool and Sri Sathya Sai districts, the constabulary said connected Friday (June 12, 2026).
A man, a woman, and a one-year-old kid allegedly consumed a poisonous substance astatine a fabric tract astatine Gulyam colony successful Halaharvi mandal connected Thursday. The woman, identified arsenic Neelavati, and the babe died connected the spot, portion Mahesh was rushed to the Adoni Government Hospital successful a captious condition.
Police said Mahesh, a autochthonal of Gulyam, had migrated to Karnataka astir 15 years agone and had precocious returned to the colony with Neelavati and the child. Preliminary inquiries suggest household disputes whitethorn person triggered the incident. The constabulary are besides investigating whether the pistillate and kid were forced to devour the pesticide earlier Mahesh allegedly attempted to instrumentality his life.
In different incident, successful M. Birepalli colony of Hindupur mandal of Sri Sathya Sai district, fiscal troubles had allegedly driven a pistillate to instrumentality her life. Mahalakshmi, 40, reportedly consumed poison and gave it to her 2 children.
The pistillate and her 10-year-old son, Rishi, died, portion her 12-year-old daughter, Srinidhi, was battling for beingness astatine the District Hospital successful Anantapur.
(Those successful distress oregon having suicidal thoughts tin question assistance and counselling by calling the constabulary astatine 100; the Tele-MANAS helpline 14416, toll-free.)
