Three people, including a Fire and Rescue officer, were killed early Monday in Kerala’s Neduvathur while trying to save a woman who had jumped into a well. The deceased fire officer, identified as 36-year-old Soni S Kumara, was a native of Attingal. She belonged to the Kottarakkara Fire and Rescue Unit.

According to reports, 33-year-old Archana, a local resident who worked as a home nurse, tried to end her life by jumping into the well. Shivakrishnan, her friend, in a bid to rescue her, also plunged into the well located in the courtyard of the house. Archana had been living with Shivakrishnan for the past two months. On Wednesday night, the latter allegedly returned home intoxicated and created a ruckus, following which Archana hid the remaining liquor in the house. An enraged Shivakrish

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