Prayagraj, 21 Aug (HS): A mother and daughter died mysteriously
on Thursday in Gopalpur alias Lalu Deeh village of Nawabganj police station
area in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh. The police, which became active on
the information, have started investigation. Police said that the family
members told that they had consumed some poisonous substance. Still,
post-mortem is being conducted to know the exact cause of death.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ganganagar Kuldeep Singh Gunawat
said that on Wednesday night, Nirmala, 64 years, wife of late Gulzar alias
Ramesh Chandra and her 40 years old daughter Vitau, wife of Bablu, resident of
Gopalpur alias Lalu Deeh village of Nawabganj police station area, suddenly
fell ill, so the family members immediately took them to Swarooprani Nehru
Hospital and admitted them, where the doctors declared Nirmala Devi dead and
started the treatment of her daughter Litau. Litau also died during treatment
on Thursday morning. The doctors sent the body for post-mortem.
The deceased's son Munsi said that my sister's mental condition
was not good for the last several years. She was staying at my house since a
few days after her marriage. On Wednesday, all the family members were busy
with their work. Mother and sister were alone at home. When we reached home
late on Wednesday evening, we found both of them unconscious. Seeing this, we
rushed them to the hospital for treatment. After reaching the hospital, the
doctors declared the mother dead. The sister was being treated. The deceased's
son said that she had eaten some poisonous substance kept at home. But he could
not tell the reason for suicide. The police team has taken the body in its
custody and will conduct a post-mortem to know the exact cause of death. If any
complaint is received in this regard, further legal action will be taken.
Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi