India, Nov. 5 -- A 52-year-old Bihar businessman - the elder brother of Janata Dal (United) leader Niranjan Kushwaha - along with his 48-year-old wife and 23-year-old daughter, were found dead at their residence in the district headquarters area late Tuesday night, police said.

The postmortem will be conducted by a medical board at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Purnea Superintendent of Police (SP) Sweety Sahrawat said on Tuesday night.

"The forensic experts have collected the evidence from the spot. The doctor ruled out the possibility of natural death," the SP said.

The deceased, Naveen Kushwaha, had contested the Lok Sabha election on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket in 2024.

"His wife, Kanchan Mala, was ill ...