<i>A grandma prefers death to unbearable blame</i>

23 August 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Nilphamari

A middle-aged woman has committed suicide by drowning herself in Kherkati River as the false allegation of killing her newborn grandson became too much to bear for her. Bhairobi Rani, 50, wife of Bisadu Roy, 60, of Gomnati village under Domar upazila, and mother of three children, jumped into the nearby Kherkati River on Friday night, said family and police sources. Her body was found floating two kilometres away on Saturday afternoon. After Bhoirobi's eldest son Manik Debnath's wife gave birth to a dead child recently, a few relatives and neighbours spread rumour that Bhairobi had killed the baby just after its birth, sources said. Some people believed the rumour as Manik's mother and his wife were not in good terms. Even Bhairobi's beloved son Manik blamed her openly for killing his infant, neighbours said. After failed attempt to convince her son as well as relatives and neighbours that it was impossible for her to commit the heinous crime of killing her own grandson, Bhairobi decided to commit suicide to prove her innocence by drowning in the river. As her lifeless body was brought home, Manik sat speechless beside his mother's body amidst mourning relatives. Overcome with remorse, he finally burst into tears. Following police investigation that revealed the tragic tale, an unnatural death case was registered with Domar Police Station.