Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Woman Dies by Suicide After Giving Birth to Fourth Girl
This story is about a woman named Mamatha who lived in a village in India.
She had just had a baby at a hospital.
It was her fourth baby, and like her first three, it was a girl.
Mamatha felt so sad that she hurt herself and died.
Her family believes some relatives were being unkind to her because she kept having daughters.
In some places, people treat mothers unfairly when they have girls instead of boys.
The police are trying to find out exactly why this happened.
Feeling very sad after having a baby can happen to mothers, and it is very important for them to get help and support.
Losing someone this way is very sad for everyone who loved her.
A 27-year-old woman, Mamatha, died by suicide at the Government General Hospital in Nalgonda on Wednesday.
She had been admitted to the hospital eight days earlier and had recently delivered her fourth child, a baby girl; she already had three daughters.
Mamatha was found hanging from a saree near the post-mortem room on the hospital premises in the early hours of Wednesday.
Relatives alleged she faced increased harassment from her in-laws following the birth of four successive girl children and suspected it drove her to the extreme step.
Police are investigating and examining possibilities including family disputes, postpartum psychological stress, and other factors.
- Who
- Mamatha, a 27-year-old woman from Cheekatimamidi village in Munugodu mandal, Nalgonda district
- What
- Died by suicide at the Government General Hospital after delivering her fourth daughter
- When
- On Wednesday, eight days after she was admitted to the hospital for childbirth
- Where
- Government General Hospital in Nalgonda district
- Why
- Under investigation; relatives allege harassment from her in-laws over having four daughters, while police consider family disputes and postpartum psychological stress
Relatives' View
Police Investigation
Motive behind the suicide
Relatives' View
Relatives allege Mamatha faced increased harassment from her in-laws after giving birth to four successive girl children and suspect this drove her to take the extreme step.
Police Investigation
Police say the exact reason will be established only after the investigation is completed, and are examining possibilities including family disputes, postpartum psychological stress, and other factors.
- Victim
- Mamatha, 27 years old
- Native village
- Cheekatimamidi village, Munugodu mandal, Nalgonda district
- Incident location
- Government General Hospital, Nalgonda
- Children
- Four daughters; the newborn was her fourth child
- Hospital admission
- Eight days before her death
- Family allegation
- Increased harassment from in-laws over four successive girl children
- Investigation status
- Ongoing; police examining family disputes, postpartum stress and other factors
- Post-mortem
- Arrangements made for post-mortem examination