Overview

• The incident unfolded late on June 13 in Paralkot Village-70 under Partapur police limits when Devendra and Namita Bairagi allegedly laced their children’s dinner with poison before consuming it themselves
• Eleven-year-old Varsha Bairagi, seven-year-old Deepti Bairagi and five-year-old Devraj Bairagi died at the scene, while their parents, aged 36 and 32, were rushed to Pakhanjore Civil Hospital
• Doctors report both parents are in critical condition and remain unconscious, delaying investigators’ efforts to question them
• Police have opened a probe focused on understanding the family’s severe financial distress and are reviewing neighbours’ accounts and household records for motive
• The Bairagis belong to a Bangladeshi migrant community settled in the region since the 1970s under the Dandakaranya Development Authority, where many families struggle with limited land and resources