Thane Horror: Woman Poisons 3 Daughters To Death Due To Distress Over Domestic Issues

Last Updated:July 27, 2025, 16:48 IST

A 27-year-old woman was arrested in Thane, Maharashtra, for allegedly poisoning her three daughters, aged 5, 8, and 10, who died after consuming pesticide-laced food.

The girls soon experienced health complications, including vomiting and giddiness, and rushed to a local hospital. (Representative image)

In a shocking incident, a 27-year-old woman allegedly killed her own three minor daughters by poisoning them after being distressed over domestic issues in Maharashtra’s Thane district, news agency PTI reported citing the police.

The accused woman, identified as Sandhya Sandeep Bere, was arrested by the police on Sunday. She was living at Talepada in Asnoli village under Shahapur area of Thane district.

According to the police, Sandhya allegedly mixed a pesticide in “varan bhat" (a traditional rice and lentil dish) and served it to her daughters, aged 5, 8 and 10, on July 20.

The minor girls soon experienced health complications, including vomiting and giddiness, and were rushed to a local hospital. As their condition worsened, two of them were later admitted to a hospital in Mumbai where they died on July 24 and July 25. Another girl was shifted to a hospital in Nashik where she succumbed on July 24, the official told the news agency.

Why Sandhya Killed Her Daughters?

According to police, the woman had been facing serious domestic issues, including alleged alcohol abuse by her husband. She had separated from him and was struggling to raise her daughters on her own, which may have driven her to commit the crime.

The woman’s in-laws had suspected her involvement in the death of the three children. She was initially detained for questioning and was arrested after the autopsy reports came in, the police said.

Further probe was on into the case.

(With inputs from PTI)

Shobhit Gupta

Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben...Read More

Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben...

Read More

Location :

Thane, India, India

First Published:

News india Thane Horror: Woman Poisons 3 Daughters To Death Due To Distress Over Domestic Issues