Samastipur, May 18: Vimla Devi, 34, killed herself and her three children by jumping in front of a train at Shahpur Patori Mohiuddinnagar railway track near Nandani Langutia station, late yesterday night.
Sources said she had been pushed to take the extreme step because of torture by her in-laws.
Late last night, Vimla, her two daughters, Ritam, 12, and Raushan, 9, and son Kaushal, 7, travelled more than a kilometre to the railway station.
Vimla had been married to one Umesh Rai for the past 14 years.
Sources said her husband’s brother Mahesh Rai used to assault and torture her.
Vimla’s father Sakal Rai was informed last night about the incident by a person whose identity has not been disclosed.
Rai is a resident of Pyarepur village.
Rai rushed to the spot and later lodged a complaint against Vimla’s in-laws with the Government Railway Police station at Bacchawara.
Police said the in-laws, residents of Siwaisingpur village under East Mohiuddin Nagar police station, were absconding.
The bodies of the deceased were recovered from the tracks by a team of Railway Protection Force led by team in-charge Sarnath.
K.D. Singh, station house officer, Bachhawara police station said the bodies had been sent for autopsy. An FIR has been lodged against Vimla’s husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Singh added that the police were searching for the absconding persons.
A source said: “Mahesh did not like the idea of his parents spending money on the children, and used to beat Vimla up to dissuade her. He also used to abuse her constantly. Her in-laws also prevented her from working.”
The source said: “Whenever her children fell ill, she had to go to her parents to get money to treat them.”
The source added that even her husband did not support her.
Beaten to death
Kuldip Rai, 64, a resident of Dumri (south) village under Patori police station was allegedly beaten to death today.
A case of murder was registered against seven persons at the police station after the deceased’s son Pankaj Rai lodged a named FIR.
