Parimi
Snuneetha, 50, her son Narasaiah Phanikumar, 25, and 23-year-old daughter
Lakshmi Aparna, ended their lives by jumping off a bridge in Andhra Pradesh’s
Rajahmundry on Wednesday. August 19.
The wife and
two children of a man who died of Coronavirus have reportedly committed suicide
after they were shunned by relatives and friends following his death.
Woman and her
two children commit suicide after being shunned by relatives and friends when
her husband died of coronavirus in India.
According to
police, after the death of 52-year-old Narasaiah, who was infected with
Coronavirus four days ago, his family went into depression.
Officers
claimed they felt “humiliated” after relatives and friends failed to comfort
them after their loss.
Police
recovered a suicide note in the family’s car close to the bridge. The note said
that the family was a victim of the social stigma surrounding the virus and
decided to kill themselves.
Police are
still trying to recover the bodies from the river.
It was also
reported that the social stigma around coronavirus in India has seen some
sufferers and their families being treated as outcasts.
According to
India Today, a mum in West Bengal tried to kill herself and her two children
last month after her husband died of Coronavirus.
The family
were saved by locals.
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