Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) | Five persons, including two children, died on Thursday, after consuming tea in their house.
The incident took place in Nagla Kanhai village in the Aucha area here.
Ravindra Singh (55) had come to visit his son Shivnandan (35) and other family members to celebrate the festival of ‘Bhai Dooj’.
His daughter-in-law prepared tea for all relatives.
Soon after drinking the tea, Ravindra Singh fell unconscious. Minutes later, his two grandchildren (Shivang and Divyansh), aged six and five years, also fell unconscious.
They were taken to the hospital where they were declared dead. According to report by PTI, one more person identified as Sobran (42) and Shivnandan later died. They had also consumed the tea. They died during the course of treatment.
Family sources said that the daughter-in-law accidentally put pesticide in the tea, instead of sugar, which led to the tragedy.
The police are now carrying out detailed investigations.
By EP Web Desk
(Inputs: IANS and PTI)
The English Post is on Telegram, click to join for regular news update
SPONSORED CONTENT
