Overview
- Police identified the deceased as Naveen Kushwaha, his wife Mala Devi and their daughter Tanu Priya, whose bodies were found at their home in Purnea’s European Colony on Tuesday night.
- Superintendent of Police Sweety Sahrawat said a doctor ruled out natural causes and noted a ligature mark on Naveen Kushwaha’s neck, with all three declared dead on arrival at a private hospital.
- A medical board at the Government Medical College and Hospital will conduct postmortems as forensic experts process evidence collected from the residence.
- Investigators said they are examining all possibilities and have not confirmed relatives’ preliminary account suggesting a fall on the staircase and a subsequent cardiac arrest.
- Crowds gathered at the house, and state minister Lesi Singh and MP Pappu Yadav visited to offer condolences, as police continued a probe under the Kehat Police Station limits.