A day after the death of family of five, the case took another turn on Sunday after a voice note left by Mahesh, one of the deceased, surfaced. Police arrested two sisters and a brother-in-law of the man after he blamed the three relatives for the family’s plight in the voice note. The deaths are suspected to be suicide amid a prolonged property dispute.
In the voice note acquired by the police, Mahesh, 37, blamed his sisters Sunita and Sapna and his brother-in-law for the condition of the family. Following a complaint filed by Lalita’s brother, the three relatives were arrested. A case of abetment to suicide was registered against them, and their alleged role in the deaths is being investigated.
Mahesh, his wife Lalita, 35, and their three children were found dead inside their home in Greater Noida’s Rabupura area on Saturday. The recording has become a key part of the investigation into the deaths.
During questioning, the police learnt that Mahesh had been living with his mother, Chandravati, in the house that had become the subject of the family dispute. According to allegations that emerged in the voice note, Mahesh’s elder sister Sunita had influenced their mother to transfer the property into her name. Mahesh was distressed following the news.
A written complaint filed by Lalita’s brother led to the registration of the case against Mahesh’s brother-in-law, Shekhar alias Chandrashekhar, and his sisters. The accused are being questioned, and further legal proceedings are underway.
The case is reported from Nagla Shri Padam village under the jurisdiction of Rabupura police station in Greater Noida. Police have also examined the CCTV footage from cameras installed around the house. According to the extracted footage, no outsider was seen entering the house.
However, the exact cause remains unconfirmed as forensic reports are awaited. The family’s deaths were initially linked to suspected food poisoning after they reportedly consumed tea and noodles the previous night. Subsequently the, post-mortem reports found signs of poisoning, and laboratory tests on preserved viscera samples are awaited to establish the exact cause of death.