Overview

• Authorities confirm the woman and two young girls died and the son remains critical in Satna after the family was found unconscious Saturday evening.
• Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar Singh said an investigation is underway and officers are awaiting the husband’s formal statement.
• The husband told police he returned home around 6 pm, found the four unconscious, and with neighbours rushed them to the Majhgawan community health centre.
• One daughter was declared dead on arrival and the mother and another daughter died after being referred to Satna District Hospital, where doctors say the boy’s condition is serious.
• Early reports conflict on the exact village and the mother’s identity, with PTI/ThePrint citing Itwa Dudaila in Chitrakoot and other outlets naming Markundi in the Satna area.