The woman was identified as Mohini (35), wife of Babu Poojary who is a resident of Kariyangala in Bantwal taluk.
Her lover Narendra is battling for life at K R Hospital in Mysore. The custody of her nine-year-old daughter Manisha has been handed by Mysore Devaraj police to Child Welfare Committee.
Mohini was said to be in love with Narendra hailing from Theerthahalli from Shimoga district. Three weeks ago, she left the house with her daughter on the pretext of procuring medicine for headache from the office of beedi workers in Kaikamba, and went missing since then.
Babu Poojary lodged a missing report at Bantwal rural police station, and also mentioned his suspicion that his wife had been acquainted with a person named Narendra with whom she might have gone away.
Mohini and Narendra reportedly attempted suicide by consuming poison on Saturday night at Sudarshan Lodge in Mysore. While Mohini died almost instantaneously, Narendra was found in a critical state and was admitted to the hospital.
The duo was purported to have traveled to Mysore on April 9 and had stayed there eversince. In the light of increasing financial difficulties, they resorted to take the extreme step.
According to Devaraj police, Narendra had registered himself at the lodge as a resident of Pilikula in Mangalore.
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