Angry over internet outage, woman drinks pesticide. Husband gives her cow dung water

The victim, identified as Manglo Bai, was eating lunch while watching reels on her phone when the internet connection repeatedly dropped. Angry over the network disruptions, she smashed her phone on the ground before going into her room and locking the door. She then consumed pesticide.

In Short

• Woman in Chhattisgarh consumes pesticide over internet disruptions
• She smashed phone and locked herself before poisoning
• Husband gave cow dung water to induce vomiting

Enraged over repeated internet disruptions while watching a reel, a woman in Chhattisgarh consumed pesticide. Her husband gave her cow dung water in efforts to induce vomiting, but she later died during treatment.

The bizarre incident took place in Korba district.

The woman, identified as Manglo Bai, was reportedly eating lunch while watching reels on her phone when the internet connection repeatedly dropped.

Angry over the network disruptions, Manglo Bai smashed her phone on the ground before going into her room and locking the door. She then consumed pesticide.

After some time, her condition worsened and she came out of the room vomiting. Family members noticed the smell of pesticide and tried to ask her what had happened, but she was unable to speak.

They entered the room and found the pesticide.

Her husband, Premlal Sarathi, said the family immediately realised what had happened and called the emergency services.

While waiting for assistance, Premlal gave her cow dung water to induce vomiting.

She was first taken to a health centre, but given her critical condition, doctors referred her to the district hospital.

Despite efforts to save her, she died during treatment on Sunday.

Following a memo received from the hospital, a case was registered and a police probe is currently underway.

Speaking to Aaj Tak, India Today's sister channel, Korba-based psychiatrist said excessive dependence on mobile phones could affect people's ability to deal with frustration and anger.

He said younger people, in particular, were increasingly spending large amounts of time on their phones, sometimes at the expense of interactions with family and friends.

Gupta also referred to Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED), saying people experiencing it can have sudden and intense bouts of anger and may sometimes act impulsively during those moments.

He said such anger can last only for a short period, but during that time a person may be unable to properly assess the consequences of their actions.

Referring to the incident, he said the woman appeared to have taken an irreversible step after becoming angry when her phone stopped working.

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(Inputs by Gend Lal Shukla