NEYYATTINKARA: Following the death of her daughter Vaishnavi, Lekha succumbed to her injuries at the medical college hospital.

Lekha (40) and her daughter Vaishnavi (19) tried to commit suicide by setting them ablaze. Vaishnavi died and Lekha got admitted in the medical college hospital with 90% burns.

Lekha’s husband said they had taken a loan of Rs 5 lakh from the Neyyatinkara branch of the Canara bank to build a house. They had repaid Rs 8 lakh and had to pay Rs 4 lakh again. The two were in severe mental stress in the name of it. The family had voiced themselves against bank authorities and have said to have received several threats.

Lekha’s husband is a carpenter. They were an economically backward family. Though they tried to sell the house and repay the money, it didn’t find any result. They had received a call from the bank hinting of attaching the property today.