UP: Two of a family killed after after drinking 'poisonous' tea in Kannauj

Kanpur | Monday | 14th January, 2019

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"Probably, by mistake, the one who was preparing tea, mixed the pesticide in the boiling water. We are awaiting reports and are probing the matter further," he added. The police and forensic experts have collected the samples and sent them to Laboratory. KANPUR: Two members of a family, including a five-year-old girl, died and while one other was taken ill after drinking poisonous tea in Ranwa village in Kannauj district on Monday.Police said one Roshan, a washerman by profession, his daughter Radhika (5) and wife Manju (38), had consumed the tea after which the fell ill."While Roshan and Radhika died on the spot, his wife Manju was rushed to a hospital where her condition is said to be critical," additional superintendent of police KC Goswami said.According to the ASP, some pesticide was found lying close to the tea leaf container..