Five of a family die of poisoning

Samastipur, Aug 19 (UNI) A man poisoned to death his family and later consumed it and died at Banbaripur village under Halai outpost last night.

Police said Dinesh Rai poisoned his wife Manita Devi, two daughters--Kiran and Choti--and son Deepak Kumar and also swallowed the poison while on way back to his home from his in-laws house in Jandaha.

The bodies have been sent for autopsy.

The reason behind the incident was yet to be ascertained.

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