JAMUI, Jan. 2 -- A woman along with her three children allegedly jumped into a well following a property dispute in Bihar's Jamui district on Thursday evening, police said.

Local residents rushed to the spot on hearing cries and managed to rescue the woman and one of her children, while the other two children died, police said.

The incident occurred at Chhapardeeh village under Sono police station limits. The woman and the rescued child are undergoing treatment at Jamui district hospital and their condition is stated to be critical, police said.

The woman was identified as 32-year-old Rubeshan Khatun, wife of Shamsher Ansari, who works in Surat, Gujarat. Police said preliminary information suggested a family dispute, though the woman's...