MP woman who killed four children, attempted suicide, gets life term for murder
A Mandsaur woman was sentenced to four life terms for killing her four children by pushing them into a well during a suicide attempt.
A 40-year-old woman from Garoth, Madhya Pradesh, was recently sentenced to life imprisonment for the horrific crime of killing her four children. The woman, Sugnabai Banjara, pushed her children - aged two, four, seven, and nine - into a well on July 14, 2024. Police claim that Sugnabai's husband, Rodsingh Banjara, had physically abused her and the children on July 13, 2024, after which the family was forced to leave their home during a rainstorm.
Sugnabai took her children to an Anganwadi center for the night and returned to the farm the following morning, where she tragically drowned all four children in the well. The judge ruled that Sugnabai would serve separate life terms for each child's death. The couple had been married for 17 years and the husband was allegedly responsible for the cruelty that led to this devastating act.
Additional police officers recorded the woman's statement, stating that she sought shelter at an Anganwadi center with her children before taking desperate measures. Rodsingh Banjara is also facing charges under Sections 85 (cruelty) and 55 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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