Farrukhabad, UP:
A woman and her son committed suicide here by consuming acid after being beaten up by her husband, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Daraura village of Kamalganj region on Monday, they said.
Malti Devi had an argument with her husband Avinash Singh who is a drunk and he started beating her up. When their son Prem, 14, intervened, Singh also beat him up, police said.
Later, both Malti and Prem consumed acid. The two were rushed to hospital, where they were pronounced dead, police said.
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