Coimbatore: The widow of a slain Dalit youth, who attempted suicide last week by consuming poisonous cow dung powder, has been discharged from hospital, police said on Wednesday.

Kausalya (19) had consumed the powder at her in-laws' house in Komaralingam on May 12 and was admitted to the
government hospital in Coimbatore in an unconscious state. As her condition improved, Kausalya was discharged yesterday and sent to Komaralingam amid tight security, they said.