Ayodhya couple dies within hours; woman passes away after husband’s funeral

AYODHYA: A 75-year-old woman died on Sunday, just hours after her husband’s funeral in a village in Ayodhya.Her husband, Bhagwan Tiwari (80), a resident of Revli village, died of age-related ailments early on Sunday morning.

His last rites were performed at around 11 am in the presence of family members and villagers, news agency PTI reported.Later in the day, tragedy struck the family again when Tiwari’s wife, Sachi Tiwari, fell ill and passed away, villagers said.Residents recalled that when Bhagwan Tiwari’s funeral procession left the house in the morning, no one imagined that another procession would depart from the same home within a few hours, PTI reported.(With agency inputs)