Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 31 (PTI) A 32-year-old man on Tuesday allegedly poisoned his wife and their two minor children before dying by suicide at his residence here, police said, adding that the incident was reportedly linked to a dispute regarding an Eid gift.
The deceased have been identified as Irshad (32), his wife Noreen (30), their son Ahil (2) and a two-month-old daughter Aksha.
Senior Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar said upon receiving information, police rushed to the spot in the Sarwat locality and sent all four bodies for postmortem.
During the preliminary investigation, relatives told police that a dispute had arisen between the couple over giving an Eid gift to Irshad’s sister, Shaheen, he said.
Following the altercation, Irshad, who was upset, allegedly poisoned his wife and children and later hanged himself from the ceiling in his room, the SSP said. Further investigation is underway.
According to the woman’s family, Noreen married Irshad five years ago. PTI C ORR ABN ASD ASD SKY SKY
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