On March 1, Banu contacted Ganesh and reportedly told him that Kamar Nisha died all of a sudden. Ganesh grew suspicious and lodged a complaint with the Papanasam police over the death of the baby. During interrogations, the woman confessed to having killed the baby   as it was hindrance to her second marriage.

Hubby cross dresser: Woman tries to end life with 3 kids

The security detail at the Vellore Collector’s office foiled a self-immolation bid by a woman with her three kids as her husband being a cross-dresser. Police said, Jayanthi (35), wife of Kumaran of Melmonavoor, came to the collectorate with her three children, including two girls on Tuesday. Suddenly, the woman pulled out a can of kerosene which she had hidden and poured it on her three children and herself. The police moved in swiftly, plucked the can from her hands and doused all four with water.

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