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BHOPAL: A woman jumped into well with two kids - aged 6 and 8 years, in Betul district . Scared in the well, she came out alive leaving behind kids who died.

The incident took place at Lalbadi village under Aamla police station of the district at around 10 pm on Saturday night. Bodies of the kids were taken out on Sunday morning.

The deceased were identified as Pari, 6, and Palak, 8 both daughters of Seema Modak, 38, and her husband Ashok Modak, residents of Lalbadi village.

Following a dispute between husband and wife, the woman jumped into the well of neighbour Chandrabhan with her daughters, police said.

“The well is approximately 45-50 feet deep and it was full of water. Well was empty by only four feet. Kids slipped from her hands when she jumped into the well. Once in the well, she got scared and in desperation, she caught hold of a rope that was lying in the well and came out, while children got drowned,” Aamla police station in charge, SN Mukati told TOI. “A case has been registered as both the kids have died and appropriate action would be taken after the investigations are over,” he said.

Husband of Seema, Ashok Modak had told police that there were disputes between the couple since they got married. On Saturday he had taken both the girls to visit Laxmi temple and he then went to see Ramlila in the village, leaving the girls behind, when the incident took place, he told police.

Sources said that since the children had died police is likely to register a case of murder against the woman, however, statements of the kin and other local villagers were yet to be registered.