3 dead, one critical after family of four allegedly consumes poison in Rajasthan’s Karauli

In an apparent case of mass suicide, four members of a family from Baloti village near Sapotra town in Rajasthan’s Karauli district allegedly consumed poison on Monday.

Three of them died while being shifted to Jaipur for treatment, while the condition of the fourth family member was reported to be critical.

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According to police reports received at the state headquarters here, Ram Dayal Bairwa, his wife Raj Bai, and their two sons, Vijay Raj Bairwa and Laxmi Narain, allegedly consumed poison, suspected to be a pesticide.

After neighbours learnt about the incident, they rushed to the family’s aid and took all four members in a critical condition to the Government Hospital in Gangapur City. Doctors there referred them to Jaipur for advanced treatment, police sources said.

However, Ram Dayal Bairwa, Raj Bai, and their younger son, Laxmi Narain, succumbed on the way to Jaipur. The fourth member, Vijay Raj Bairwa, remains in critical condition at a Jaipur hospital.

The exact circumstances leading to the incident were not immediately known. According to neighbours, the family had reportedly been under depression for the past few days.

Police and district administration officials have reached the hospital, and an investigation into the incident is underway.