Overview
- In Sagar district, four girls aged about five months to seven years were found dead in a well and their mother, identified as Savita Lodhi, was discovered hanging, police said.
- In Khargone’s Sanawad area, three children were recovered from a well after their mother, Nani Bai, allegedly threw in her two sons and jumped with a newborn before climbing out, according to police.
- Bodies in both cases were sent for post-mortem and forensic teams were called; police registered cases and began recording statements from relatives, villagers and nearby labourers.
- Investigators in Sagar seized the mother’s mobile phone and reported no suicide note, as they examine potential factors such as abandonment by the husband, financial strain and son-preference.
- Authorities stress that causes remain unconfirmed, the Khargone mother is being questioned, and some details reported in media—such as the newborn’s exact age—differ across accounts.