Overview

• The incident occurred in the nurses' quarters of a government hospital in Shivamogga, Karnataka.
• The husband, a hospital lab technician, returned from a night shift on Friday, broke a locked door with help from neighbors, and found both deceased.
• Police said the girl had called her father around 10:30 pm on Thursday, reporting that her mother was behaving strangely after taking medicines.
• Superintendent of Police G. K. Mithun Kumar said sharp objects such as a knife and scissors were used and that two separate cases have been registered.
• Forensic teams inspected the scene and sent both bodies for post-mortem, with local reports identifying the woman as Shruti, 38, and the girl as Poorvika, 12.