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3-Year-Old Dies, Five Critical in Bhayander as Police Probe Food Poisoning or Gas Leak

Forensic testing follows a preliminary autopsy, with investigators currently discounting the chicken bought from a market.

Overview

  • A relative forced open the locked door late Sunday and found the family unconscious with frothing, according to police.
  • The deceased was identified as Dipali Maurya, 3, while her parents, two sisters and an uncle were hospitalised, and the two older children were moved to JJ Hospital.
  • Police registered an accidental-death report and sent viscera, blood and leftover food for analysis at the forensic science laboratory.
  • Officers asked a gas company to check for a leak, and a senior official said foul play has not been ruled out pending test results.
  • The father told investigators he had consumed hooch earlier and later regained consciousness in hospital, police said.