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Lucknow Sisters Die After Ingesting Phenyl, Forensic Tests Pending

Family recounts deep distress over an ailing German Shepherd alongside long-running depression.

Overview

  • Police identified the deceased as Radha and Jiya Singh from the Doda Kheda–Jalalpur area of Lucknow.
  • Officers recovered a phenyl bottle from their room, and doctors informed relatives the women had consumed poison.
  • One sister died on the way to care while the other succumbed later during treatment, with a referral to KGMU reported.
  • Para police preserved viscera from both bodies and sent samples to a forensic laboratory, and no suicide note was found.
  • Relatives say the dog had been ill for nearly a month and the household was coping with illness and financial strain.