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Lucknow Sisters Die After Suspected Phenyl Poisoning as Police Open Investigation

Family accounts link the deaths to distress over an ailing German Shepherd.

Overview

  • Radha Singh, 24, and Jiya Singh, 22, collapsed after returning from a shop this week and died at hospital, where doctors said they had consumed poison.
  • Police in the Para area recovered a phenyl bottle from the sisters’ room and reported that no suicide note was found.
  • Relatives and neighbours said the women had become withdrawn as their dog, Tony, was ill for nearly a month and had stopped eating.
  • Their mother said the sisters asked that the dog be kept at home and continue receiving medication before they lost consciousness.
  • Officers have recorded statements and noted prior mental-health treatment for the women, with the probe ongoing and the bodies handed to the family.