Summary:
- A 70-year-old woman in Buxar attempted to commit suicide by drowning in the Ganges river, but was saved by strangers present at the ghat.
- Despite being asked, the woman refused to reveal her identity and the names and addresses of her sons.
- Witnesses saw the woman moving towards deep water and warned her to stop, but she continued and had to be forcibly dragged out of the river.
- The woman was taken to the Sadar SDO’s residence, where she still refused to reveal her identity and expressed her unwillingness to return home.
- She was sent to a government boarding house while efforts are being made to trace her family members.
- A month ago, a similar case occurred when an elderly woman was caught at Buxar railway station, also refusing to reveal any information about her family.
- The police had to send her to a short-stay home, where she currently resides.