Woman kills 4 children, commits suicide

A woman allegedly killed her four children here before committing suicide in Birauni village today, the police said.

The 35-year-old woman allegedly strangulated her three minor daughters and a son to death and then hanged herself in her house, they said.

The woman's husband, a labourer, had gone to work when the incident occurred, the police said, adding investigation into the matter is on.