A 28-year-old woman in Mangaluru has been arrested for allegedly throwing her toddler daughter and nephew into a well during a dispute with her husband. According to police reports, the incident occurred on Sunday. Tragically, the boy drowned, while the girl managed to survive. This shocking event raises serious concerns about domestic disputes and their potential consequences for children in the community.
Police said the incident was initially believed to have been an accident, however subsequent investigation revealed the crime. The incident took place at Perne in Bantwal taluk on Saturday afternoon when Noorunissa, the accused, pushed both the kids, both around three years old, into the well near her house in a fit of rage after having a quarrel with her husband, Sinan, over the phone call, according to police. The boy was identified as Mohammed Rabih. Her daughter, Aliya, was rescued from the well and taken to a hospital in Mangaluru . Noorunissa had been speaking to her husband, Sinan, a mechanic working in Mangaluru, when the argument broke out. Noorunissa and Sinan have been married for five years and have two children, including a three-month-old infant. The complaint was filed by Noorunissa’s father-in-law, Aboobakkar M. The FIR states that she had complained of frequent headaches after the birth of her second child and had been quarrelling with her husband over trivial matters.
“A marital dispute took place between Sinan and his wife, Noorunissa, residents of Perne within the limits of Uppinangady police station, over a phone call on the afternoon of September 19. A case was registered against Noorunissa under Sections 103 (murder) and 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Angered by the dispute, the accused, Noorunissa, threw her approximately three-and-a-half-year-old child and her husband’s sister’s approximately three-year-old son into a well near their house,” said Dakshina Kannada superintendent of police Arun K in a press release. The incident took place around 2pm, police said.
