India, Nov. 12 -- LUCKNOW Panic gripped Khandsara village in Malihabad after three children from the same family died under suspicious circumstances within a span of four days, prompting authorities to launch an investigation on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Divyansh, 3, Kartik, 7, and Lakshmi, 10, children of local resident Ashish Kumar. According to family members, all three children developed a mild fever prior to their deaths, accompanied by bleeding from the nose and mouth.

Kumar said that the tragedy began on November 9 when his youngest son, Divyansh, fell ill and died on the way to the hospital. The following day, November 10, seven-year-old Kartik developed identical symptoms and succumbed. The family conducted the ...