India, Jan. 7 -- A young woman and her two five-year-old twin boys were found dead inside a water sump at their rented residence in Singanahalli Colony near Karnataka's Bengaluru on Tuesday evening, police officials confirmed.

The deceased have been identified as 26-year-old S Vijayalakshmi and her sons, S Chetan and S Chaitanya.

Investigators believe the woman may have thrown her children into the sump before taking her own life, said a report by The Times of India. The incident came to light at around 6:30 pm when her husband, Sampath Kumar, who works at a factory, returned home and found the house unusually silent.

According to police, a neighbour noticed water spilling out from the sealed sump and alerted the family. When the lid w...