Noida: The investigation into the deaths of five members of a family in Greater Noida of suspected poisoning has taken a turn, with police arresting three relatives of the deceased man for alleged abetment to suicide, officials said on Sunday.
Two sisters and a brother-in-law of the deceased man were arrested based on a complaint registered by a relative, Rabupura Station House Officer Sujeet Upadhyay said.
According to police, the deceased man, Mahesh (37), recorded a voice note on his mobile phone before death, allegedly holding the three accused — his elder sister Sunita (45), brother-in-law Shekhar alias Chandrashekhar (50) and younger sister Sapna (32) — responsible for the deaths.
Preliminary information gathered from neighbours and relatives suggests Sunita allegedly influenced their mother Chandrawati to transfer in her name the house where Mahesh lived with their mother, police said. Mahesh was reportedly distressed after learning about this, they added.
CCTV footage from the area around the house did not show any outsider entering the premises, police said. Preliminary investigation suggests a property dispute may have led to the incident, they said.
The post-mortems, which were videographed, indicated signs of poisoning, following which viscera samples were sent for forensic analysis. The exact cause of death will be known once the report is received, police said.
Teams from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and the food safety department were also called to the spot to conduct an investigation, police said.
