Chennai, July 18, 2023: A woman sweeper working on contract at the Madurai collectorate in Tamil Nadu has died after she walked in front of a moving bus. The woman took the drastic step, hoping that some monetary compensation paid for her death would help her college going children pay their fees.
Although police had registered a case of death by accident two weeks ago, they’ve now altered the case following CCTV footage that has emerged.
Investigators say the woman, a single mother, was misled by someone who gave her the idea.
A mother kills herself to meet son’s education expenses 😢
— Arvind Gunasekar (@arvindgunasekar) July 17, 2023
Being misled by someone, a mother, working as ‘safai karmachari’ at Collector’s office in Salem, kills herself by falling into a bus to get financial assistance from the Govt to pay son’s college fees of 45,000.
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The shocking CCTV footage showed the woman walking on the side of the road before suddenly walking in front of a moving bus that was approaching from the opposite side.