A poor 50-year-old woman and her two daughters of village Padasahi under the Binjharapur police station in Jajpur district were admitted to hospital at Jajpur town in serious conditions on Thursday after they consumed poison to end their lives following the death of their only breadwinner in Kerala.
Some villagers rescued them when Ketaki Jena (50) and her daughters Gurubari (22) and Mamata (20) were in a moribund condition after taking poison and admitted in the Government hospital. Their conditions are serious.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Mantu Jena (23), elder son of Ketaki Jena, was working in a plywood factory in Kerala, where he died on Tuesday. After the death of the sole earning member of the family, the family members decided to end their lives. Police are investigating the case, said Binjharapur police station IIC SB Das.