India, April 29 -- While a watermelon has taken centre-stage in the deaths of a Pydhonie family - JJ Marg police have even traced the Null Bazaar hawker who apparently sold the "suspicious" fruit to the Dokadias - investigators are awaiting forensic reports before arriving at hasty conclusions.

"We have requested the laboratory to expedite the process," said the JJ Marg police investigating the death of the Dokadia family - Abdulla Abdul Kader Dokadia, 40, his wife Nasreen, 35, and two teenaged daughters. They died on Sunday after dining with close relatives in their home on Saturday.

Samples of the meal they ate are being analysed as are samples from a partially eaten watermelon all four Dokadias ate before they turned in following the...