CHENNAI: Stricken by grief over her son's drowning in a temple pond on Sunday, a woman pushed her 14-year-old daughter in front of an express train and also jumped in front of the same train while her husband had gone to immerse their son’s ashes in the sea.

The police identified the deceased as Jayalakshmi (36), wife of Senthilkumar (40) of Kongarai Mampattu village in Acharapakkam, and their daughter Padmavathi.

The couple’s younger son, Purushothaman (11), a Class 6 student, went fishing in a temple pond on Sunday. Officials said he slipped and drowned in the pond, and his funeral took place that same evening. On Monday morning, Senthilkumar carried his son's ashes to the seashore to perform the final rites and immerse it in the sea.

While he was away, Jayalakshmi took Padmavathi, a

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