Fed up with life, Homeopathy doctor murders mother, sister, attempts suicide
Surat: A 30-year-old homeopathy doctor allegedly murdered her mother and sister by injecting them with drugs before attempting to commit suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills here in Gujarat but survived, police said on Sunday.
The doctor injected her mother Manjulaben (59) and her sister Falguni (28) with drugs at their house in the Katagram area on Saturday night that caused their death on Sunday morning. She also tried to end her life by consuming a large number of sleeping pills.
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However, swift action by her elder brother Gaurav, who returned from Mumbai on Sunday morning, saved her life on Raksha Bandhan, reports Times of India.
She is currently undergoing treatment at the civil hospital, a police officer as quoted saying by PTI.
'Both Manjulaben and Falguni died apparently due to drug overdose while the doctor is undergoing treatment at the civil hospital where the police recorded her statement,' Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), D-Division, DJ Chavda told reporters.
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