HASSAN: A 29-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the Cauvery river along with her 1.5-year-old daughter at Ramanathapur in Arkalgud taluk, allegedly due to constant harassment from her husband and in-laws. While the woman’s body was fished out by rescuers on Sunday, a search was on for the daughter.

Mahadevi had been allegedly harassed by her husband Kumar, and her mother-in-law, Manju. She had previously lodged a complaint with the Konanur police station stating that her husband was harassing her and had even threatened to kill her. The police had warned Kumar and let him off, but he continued to harass Mahadevi. She had also approached the Hassan women’s police station, but no resolution was reached.

In a video recording before her death, Mahadevi alleged that he

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