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Three die in self-immolation

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PUDUKOTTAI: Three persons, including an infant girl, died in two incidents of self-immolation at two different places in the district on Monday.

They all succumbed to the burns at the Dr. Muthulakshmy Reddy Memorial District Headquarters Hospital here.

S. Anuradha (23) of Periyar Nagar allegedly doused her nine-month-old daughter Dharanika with kerosene and set her afire. Later, she set herself afire. The incident happened at her residence. Both were rushed to the hospital where they succumbed to burns, police said.

In another incident, a 40-year old person, M. Murugesan of Natesan Nagar near Alankudi, allegedly committed self-immolation. Family dispute is said to have led to both incidents, police said.

Ganesh Nagar and Alankudi police have registered cases and are investigating.

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