KOZHIKODE: A mother and her two children were found dead in a well in Vadakara on Sunday. Thiruvallur native Akhila (32) and her children Kashyap (six) and Vaibhav (six months) are the deceased. Akshila’s husband Nidhish tried her on the phone but it was left unattended. This forced the relatives to conduct a check, and later, the dead bodies were found inside the well nearby.

Police say that the woman jumped into the well after tying her two children to her body. The police have registered a case and started an investigation. The dead bodies were shifted to Vadakara district hospital.