Overview
- Police discovered two parents and their three children dead in Nagla Shri Padam after one child failed to wake, with the scene reported to police on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
- Officials have identified the dead as Mahesh (37), his wife Lalita (35), and their children Laddu (11), Mishti (7) and Sakshat (3).
- Neighbours and family members said the group ate noodles and tea the night before, making the meal an early focus of the inquiry.
- A Food Safety Department officer reported no visible contamination or expiry on recovered food packets and said the pattern of signs raised suspicion of poisoning rather than classic foodborne illness.
- Forensic teams have collected samples and opened an inquest, and investigators say legal action will follow once post-mortem and laboratory toxicology results clarify the cause of death.