THATTA: Three women died and one other person was struggling for life after they consumed some poisonous substance to commit, what has been described as, ‘joint suicide’ in Qasim Tandio village near Garro town of Thatta district.
All four persons fainted immediately after consuming the poisonous substance and were rushed to the Baghan rural health centre, where doctors referred them to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Complex in Karachi due to their precarious condition.
Three women breathed their last at the hospital.
It has been learnt that as many as 41 persons have committed ‘joint suicide’ in the area during recent past