MANDYA: A 26-year-old woman died mysteriously after falling into a well, at K Gowdagere village in the taluk on Thursday. The woman’s family members have alleged that she was killed and her death made to look like suicide.
Jhanavi was married to Yeshwant, a local Congress leader, four years ago. It is alleged that Yeshwant would harass her constantly after consuming alcohol and also assault her. On Thursday, she died after falling into a well.
While the husband and his family claimed that Jhanavi had committed suicide, her parents claimed that they saw blood stains on her body and face. Expressing suspicion that their daughter may have been murdered, they alleged that Yeshwant had killed her after consuming alcohol and ganja. The incident occurred under the Keragodu police limits.