Jaipur:
A 40-year-old woman jumped from the second floor of a hospital in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district on Sunday after being shocked by the death of her son, police said.
Rekha Lohar, sustained serious injuries to her hands, legs, and head and is undergoing treatment in the ICU of the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital in Ajmer, they said.
The incident occurred in the Kotwali area after Lohar’s 18-year-old son, Yogesh Kumar, who was undergoing treatment at the hospital, died, a police officer said.
Station House Officer Dinesh Kumar said Yogesh had accidentally consumed some medicine on Thursday, leading to a deterioration in his health. He had been undergoing treatment for four days but succumbed on Sunday.
Upon hearing about her son’s death, the woman was shocked and attempted to kill herself, the officer said.
Her husband, Rakesh, works as a driver, police added.
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