Hyderabad, January 23: A woman in Khammam district of Telangana allegedly committed suicide, also hanging her two children (daughters) before taking the extreme step, upset over her husband's involvement in offences like chain-snatching, police said on Thursday. Police dismissed reports that the woman ended her life as she felt insulted over police summoning her husband for questioning.

The woman's husband was a habitual offender and she had warned him earlier to mend his ways, they said. The man was an accused in cases like chain-snatching and he was arrested. Nashik Shocker: Jeweller, Son Die by Suicide by Consuming Poison in Maharashtra.

The woman, who had a love marriage, had even snapped ties with her parents, they said. The woman killed her daughters before hanging herself. Besides a case on her alleged suicide, a case of murder was booked against her, but it would be closed as she died, police added.

Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Helpline Numbers:

Tele Manas (Ministry of Health) – 14416 or 1800 891 4416; NIMHANS – + 91 80 26995000 /5100 /5200 /5300 /5400; Peak Mind – 080-456 87786; Vandrevala Foundation – 9999 666 555; Arpita Suicide Prevention Helpline – 080-23655557; iCALL – 022-25521111 and 9152987821; COOJ Mental Health Foundation (COOJ) – 0832-2252525.

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