Beed woman jumps into well with minor son; cops register murder case

Police have registered a murder case against a woman, a month after she allegedly jumped into a well with her minor son in Maharashtra's Beed district, following a complaint by her husband, officials said on Monday. On December 31, 2025, Prajakta Rameshwar Darade (23) left her house in Limbarui area along with her three-and-a-half-year-old son and allegedly jumped into a well with him. The bodies of the woman and the child were later fished out, an official said. The police had then registered a case of accidental death. However, the woman's husband later alleged in a police complaint that his wife jumped into the well with their son as she was upset after he refused to buy her a mobile phone, the official said. Following the complaint, the Beed rural police on Saturday registered a case against her under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he added.