Woman commits suicide along with two children

A 30-year-old woman jumped into a canal along with her minor children allegedly over a family dispute in Kotwali area, police said here.

Shashikala jumped into Ballia canal along with her five-year-old daughter and one-and-a-half-year-old son last night and committed suicide, they said.

Police said that their bodies were recovered from the canal this morning.

Shashikala took the extreme step after her mother-in-law raised objection over scolding the children last night, they said.