RAIPUR: Bodies of a woman and her two grandchildren were found floating in a pond in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, raising suspicion or suicide or murder. The three had left home for forest to pluck mushrooms and didn’t return.
The deceased were identified as Surja Bai Kanwar, 50, and two grandkids aged eight and five years.
The incident took place on Thursday evening under what circumstances did they reach to the pond located about three kilometres from forest, is unknown.
Police said that the three had gone to pluck mushrooms in forest and there’s possibility that one of them might have slipped into the pond and others in attempt to save, would have slipped too that might have led to drowning of all three.
Their bodies were found floating and spotted by locals who raised an alarm. Their chappals were also found at the edge of the pond. Divers had to be called to retrieve the bodies from the waterbody.
Police are investigating the matter on all angles of accident, suicide or murder. The kids’ father is also being interrogated.
