Woman jumps in river with children

According to the police, the woman’s relatives claim she had been suffering from mental illness.


Our Correspondent July 22, 2014
Woman jumps in river with children

GILGIT: A couple was arrested from Ghizer Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday, a day after the wife attempted suicide by jumping in a river along with three of her children. One child is presumed dead.

On Monday afternoon, 19-year-old Kashifana, a resident of Gula Pur, jumped in the Ghizer River along with her children. Locals managed to rescue Kashifana and two children, however, they were unable to save three-year-old Rizwan who was swept away by the current.

“She came to the river with her children and just jumped in,” said Tufail Ahmed, a local.

On Tuesday, police registered a case against the woman and her husband Rahmat Din and arrested them. Kashifana was shifted to a women’s police station.

According to the police, the woman’s relatives claim she had been suffering from mental illness.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 23rd, 2014.

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