Three children of Paliganj family die of suspected poisoning
According to their maternal uncle Amit Kumar, Nikhil Kumar (5), Mohit Kumar (3) and their sister Nidhi Kumari (8) fell ill after consuming milk on Monday night at their maternal grandparents' house in Khirimore police station area in Patna district, where they had gone to celebrate Rakshabandhan.
While Nikhil and Mohit passed away at Arwal Sadar Hospital on Tuesday, Nidhi succumbed at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) around 2.15am on Wednesday.
Head of paediatrics department at PMCH, Dr Bhupendra Narayan, said the girl battled for her life at the hospital for almost 12 hours before she passed away. "We are also not ruling out snake bite because of the rainy season. The body has been sent for postmortem, which will reveal the reasons behind the death," he said.
Khirimore station house officer Pravin Kumar said they started an investigation into the deaths, even as the family has not filed an FIR yet.
The food and safety department is also overseeing this incident.
After the children fell ill on Monday night, they were first taken to a private hospital in Paliganj and later referred to Arwal Sadar Hospital, from where the girl was sent to the PMCH.
Amit said their father lives in Surat, and that he was yet to break the news of Nidhi's death to the mother who is already in shock over the death of her two sons.
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