Bhavnagar:

A 32-year-old woman and her two minor daughters suffered serious burns after she set herself and the children on fire in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district on Wednesday, an official said.

Nayanaben Gohil, her nine-year-old daughter Pratiksha and the younger child Urvashi are battling for their lives at a government hospital after the incident in Hathab village, an official said. Police did not provide Urvashi’s age.

Her husband Bhavesh Gohil rushed the three to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle. They were then taken to a government hospital in Bhavnagar city, police said.

The woman has been admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU), while the two girls are in the emergency ward of the trauma centre, the official said.

Police are yet to ascertain why Nayanaben took such a step, he said, adding that a probe is underway.

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New Delhi:

A 16-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide in the Anandpur Dham area in Karala of the national capital, Delhi Police said on Sunday.

As per the police, information was received at around 5:45 am on August 28 at the Kanjhwala Police Station from a hospital regarding the admission of a boy who was declared dead upon arrival.

The local police team responded to the hospital, collected the Medical Legal Case (MLC), and ensured that the body was returned to the family following a post-mortem.

Preliminary inquiries revealed that the boy’s death was a result of suicide by hanging in his home, police said.

Neither of the boy’s parents expressed any immediate concerns or suspicions regarding their son’s death at the outset.

During the ongoing investigation, a suicide note was recovered from the boy’s residence. The note is currently being examined to provide additional context to the case.

Further investigation is underway by the police on this matter.

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