Mysterious death of five of family in Pilibhit

PILIBHIT: Five members of a family died under mysterious circumstances at Benipur village in Pilibhit on Monday night, police said. The incident came to light on Tuesday morning when Vegraj, 60, his wife Ramvati Devi, 50, son Nem Chandra, 32, daughter-inlaw Mamta Devi, 28, and daughter Gayatri Kumari, 26, were found dead in their house by the villagers. Vegraj was a retired railway employee and his son Nem Chandra was posted as a gateman in Bareilly.

PILIBHIT: Five members of a family died under mysterious circumstances at Benipur village in Pilibhit district on Monday night, police said.

The incident came to light on Tuesday morning when Vegraj, 60, his wife Ramvati Devi, 50, son Nem Chandra, 32, daughter-inlaw Mamta Devi, 28, and daughter Gayatri Kumari, 26, were found dead in their house by the villagers.

Vegraj was a retired railway employee and his son Nem Chandra

POLICE DID NOT DENY A LAND DISPUTE AS THE POSSIBLE REASON BEHIND THE DEATHS. THEY ALSO DID NOT DENY POSSIBILITY OF MASS SUICIDE.

was posted as a gateman at Bhojipura in Bareilly. Vegraj’s three other sons live in Etah, police said.

A police team led by superintendent of police (SP) Walendu Bhushan rushed to the spot and took stock of the situation.

District magistrate (DM) Akhilesh Mishra also reached there and directed officials to solve the case as soon as possible.

“Prima facie it appears that all the family members died after consuming poison laced milk at night, as suspected by the forensic team. They have taken sample of the milk and it has been sent for laboratory test,” Bhushan said.

Police did not deny a land dispute as the possible reason behind the deaths. They also did not rule out the possibility of it being a case of mass suicide.