A 53-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in Amritsar on Monday along with her daughter after consuming poison, a police official said.
Rambagh police station in-charge Mehar Singh said Santosh Sharma, a homemaker, committed suicide along with her 28-year-old daughter Shilpa Sharma, allegedly out of depression over family dispute.
"While Santosh Sharma died on the spot, Shilpa died while undergoing treatment in a hospital here," he said.
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