Dumka, October 12: A 26-year-old woman killed herself allegedly by jumping in front of a train at Bagjhopa village in Dumka district on Saturday, police said. The deceased, identified as Sendo Devi, was apparently unhappy over her husband not gifting her a saree on the occasion of Dussehra, they said. Jharkhand Shocker: Teacher Shoots Dead Two Colleagues at Government School in Godda District.

“The woman had asked for a new saree for Dussehra, but her husband, a tractor driver, could not afford it. This led to her taking the extreme step,” a police officer said. She was a mother of two minor children, he said. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and an investigation is underway, the officer added.

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