Uttar Pradesh: 55-Year-Old Man, Two Grandchildren Die After Drinking Tea Spiked With Chemical in Nagla Kanhai Village
A 55-year-old man and his two grandchildren died and two others took ill on Thursday here in a village after drinking tea allegedly spiked with a chemical, police said.
Mainpuri, Oct 27: A 55-year-old man and his two grandchildren died and two others took ill on Thursday here in a village after drinking tea allegedly spiked with a chemical, police said.
Shivanandan, his sons Shivang (6) and Divyansh (5), his father-in-law Ravindra Singh (55), and neighbour Sobran fell seriously ill after drinking tea made in his house in Nagla Kanhai village, Superintendent of Police Kamlesh Dixit said. UP Shocker: Father-Son Duo Killed, Two Injured After Miscreants Open Fire During Fight in Hardoi, Manhunt Launched To Nab Accused.
All of them were taken to the district hospital where doctors declared Ravindra, Shivang, and Divyansh brought dead, the SP said. He said the condition of Sobran and Shivanandan is still critical and they have been referred to Saifai. Jharkhand Accident: Gas Tanker Explodes After Overturning in Dumka, 3 Buses Gutted in Fire; No Casualties.
Dixit said that preliminary investigation has found that Shivanandan's wife Ramamurthy, mistook the medicine sprayed in the paddy for tea leaves and put it in the tea which made it toxic.