Lesbian couple commits suicide after throwing baby in Sabarmati river
A lesbian couple allegedly committed suicide after throwing a child of one of them in the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad in Gujarat today. The women also scribbled a suicide note along the riverfront's concrete walkway near Ellisbridge, an official at the Sabarmati Riverfront (West) police station said. The deceased were identified as Asha Thakor (30), Bhavna Thakor (28), and Megha (3). Here's more.
The world did not let the couple live, says suicide-note
"They (the couple) purportedly mentioned in the suicide note that they had distanced themselves from the world so they could unite, but the world did not let them live," a police official said.
They first threw the child into river then jumped together
One of them, who was married to a man, first threw her daughter into the river before jumping along with the other woman into the water body by tying themselves with a "dupatta". The official said that both the women worked at the same private company in Rajoda village of Ahmedabad district. While Asha lived in Bavla area, Bhavna resided in Rajoda village.
