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Key Highlights The now-deceased woman’s husband was doing his office work when she killed their daughter Her husband told the police that she was under medical treatment for depression He said that she had experienced similar aggressive outbursts in the past as well

Bhopal: In a tragic incident reported from Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, a software professional’s wife allegedly killed their 11-month-old daughter while he was working from home, and then committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of their house in the afternoon on Thursday.

Woman was 'clinically depressed'

The incident took place in the Bairagarh locality. The deceased woman’s husband, who is employed with an IT firm in Pune, stated that she was diagnosed with clinical depression and often gave a skip to prescribed medicines. Reportedly, she had experienced similar bouts earlier as well.

The crime scene was inspected by a team of officials from the forensic department. The team sent the bodies of the two deceased for conducting post mortem examination.

Couple got stuck in Bhopal due to lockdown

The techie belongs to Bhopal and his now-deceased wife was from Indore. The couple resided in Pune as he worked there and they had come to Bhopal for celebrating Holi. However, before they could return to Pune, lockdown restrictions were enforced in the wake of deepening COVID-19 crisis. The techie began working from home, reported the Times of India.

Techie loses daughter and wife

While speaking to the police, the techie said that while he was doing his office work on Thursday, at around 3 pm he heard a knock on the door. He opened the door and was taken by shock as he found his daughter lying unconscious on the ground. Then, he noticed his wife ascending on the staircase. He ran after her but before he could realise anything, she jumped off the third floor of their house.

The techie told the police that his now-deceased wife was under medical treatment for depression. She had experienced similar aggressive outbursts in the past as well. He added that she got clinically depressed after suffering a miscarriage. Their now-deceased daughter was born after the miscarriage.

The deceased woman’s parents also told the investigating officials that she was depressed and was receiving treatment.