Gurugram: A man in Faridabad jumped into a well along with two kids as he was angry with his second wife, who was in conflict with the children. He was rescued by the locals. The police have questioned the wife but have not taken any action against her.
A 37-year-old man was identified as Bhagat Singh, a resident of Palwal, who lived in a rented accommodation in Shyam Colony in Sector 58 with his second wife, son, and daughter from his first marriage, jumped into the well with his four-year-old son and five-year-old daughter. He was drunk at the time of the incident and got arrested and charged with murder. Local saved the suspects and took all three to the hospital where doctors declared the children dead on arrival.
Narender Kadiyan, the deputy commissioner of Faridabad, said, “The well is located on a field in Sector 58, near Shagun Garden in the New Industrial Township, and it was not in a good condition. Locals spotted him jumping and raised the alarm, but the man kept his children submerged with his feet for over 20 minutes before anyone could come to their rescue.”
Dhirender Singh, a real estate broker, who was near the field with one of his clients, said, “I went to the spot and saw a man standing in the well. He was not responding to anyone. Some women had seen him jumping with his two children, but no one was ready to enter the well fearing the noxious fumes in its depth. The children were not visible above water; only the man was standing.”
He added, ‘I went into the well and tried to search for the children. The water was stinking and I started feeling uneasy. After diving several times, I found one child below the man’s feet. I pulled him out, tied a rope to the child and asked locals to pull him up.”
Police spokesperson, Sube Singh said, “His second wife was unhappy with the children and was allegedly forcing him to give them up for adoption, They used to fight every day and on Thursday, another fight broke out between the couple. He then took the children and jumped into the well.”
