Thirty-year-old woman Kaushalya Devi chose to end her life along with her two minor sons, in Mahuatand area in Jhumritelaiya of Koderma district on Monday. The two minor boys identified as 10-year-old Satish Kumar and 8-year-old Ashish Kumar. Her suicide sent shockwaves in the area, as neighbours maintained that the lady along with her kids was leading a content life with her husband and his first wife.

According to police officials, Kaushalya, wife of one Mukhlal Yadav, a mason by profession, was living with her and his first wife in a rented house in Mahuatand, where he also worked.

Yadav, hailing originally from Bicharia village, which falls under Markachcho police station of the district, had left for his hamlet, thereby leaving Kaushalya and his two sons in the house.

According to the neighbours, in the wee hours of Monday, they heard some unusual sound coming from Yadav’s house. They even went and knocked on the door, but none opened it. During this time, they even heard the children crying for water.

According to the police, when they reached the spot after being informed, they broke open the door to find Kaushalya and Satish dead. Ashish was rushed to RIMS Ranchi; however, he died on the way.

According to the neighbours, Yadav had married twice and was keeping both his wives properly. They told the police that the two women would engage in quarrels.

Kaushalya’s father Mahadev Yadav, a resident of Barkatha’s Manpur village of Hazaribagh, reached the spot but refused to lodge any complaint against his son-in-law.

The sub-divisional police officer of Koderma, Rajendra Prasad said due to some feud, the woman committed suicide with her two sons. He added, “Mukhlal Yadav’s first wife was issueless, so he married Kaushalya with whom he had two sons.” The police have begun their investigation to crack the case. Meanwhile, the three dead bodies have been handed over to their relatives at the Koderma Sadar hospital, after an autopsy had been performed.