Overview
- Police say the alleged poisoning took place on Friday when the father gave his four-year-old son a soft drink laced with poison and then consumed the same substance himself.
- The victims were identified by police as 35-year-old Kapil and his son Krishna, also called Laddu.
- Medical responders rushed the child to hospital but he died en route, and Kapil was admitted in critical condition and died during treatment early the next day.
- Kithore Station House Officer Subodh Kumar Saxena said investigators have questioned family members from both sides as part of a preliminary inquiry.
- Local coverage links the dispute to the boy's mother staying at her parents' home after her sister's July 3 wedding, and police have said further action will depend on the probe's findings and forensic results.