School teacher ends life with two children

Thane: A 37-year-old school teacher
allegedly committed suicide along with her two children at her
residence in Palghar town in the district, police said on Monday.

"Atvipa Satish Nirmal consumed poisonous powder late last
night and also made her kids Chaitanya (9) and Tanmay (4)
swallow it at her house in Lokmanya Nagar locality of the
town," Palghar police station Assistant Sub-Inspector B N
Chapane said.

Police said the cause behind Nirmal taking the extreme
step was not known and they have registered a case of
accidental death.

Further investigations into whereabouts of Nirmal`s
husband and other family members at the time of the incident
are on, they said, adding the bodies have been sent for
postmortem.

PTI