Raipur, July 18 -- Five members of a family were found dead inside their rented house late on Friday night in Raipur's Tikrapara area. Police suspect that a 45-year-old battery trader poisoned his wife and three children before taking his own life. However, officials said the exact cause of the deaths will be confirmed only after the post-mortem and forensic reports are received.
According to the sources, the family had been living in a rented house in Sanjay Nagar, Tikrapara for the past eight months. Police identified the deceased as Syed Shahid alias Sajju, his wife Rabia, their 19-year-old son Irshad Ali, 17-year-old daughter Shahida and 16-year-old daughter Irshaba Begum. Shahid dealt in the purchase and sale of used batteries, while ...