Question

Suppose you are Monica, a newspaper reporter. Draft a report in about 100 words for the newspaper about ‘Man Dumps Children into Well, Kills Self’.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Man Dumps Children into Well, Kills Self

(by Monica, the reporter)

Phalna, 30 July

On Friday afternoon, Ratan Ram dumped both of his children, one by one, into the well. They died of drowning. Then, he too jumped into the well.

Later, when the villagers did not see him around for a long time, they started searching for him. After tracing the bodies, the villagers informed the police. Sources said that Ratan Ram was reportedly frustrated due to the prolonged illness of his wife and, therefore, decided to kill the children and himself. Locals said they were shocked that Ratan Ram could take such an extreme step.

SHO, Phalana, Chandra Shekhar said that the bodies were taken out with the help of the villagers. After the postmortem, the bodies were handed over to the relatives.