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Punjab Mother, Sister Arrested in Bathinda After Two Children Die of Suspected Poisoning

Authorities cite a reported confession to rat poisoning, with post-mortem results pending.

Overview

  • Police in Rampura Phul detained Jassi Kaur and her sister after the deaths of Sukhpreet Kaur, 8, and Fatehveer Singh, 6, in Phulewala village within days.
  • Budh Singh filed a complaint following his son’s death on Friday, prompting a murder FIR at Rampura Phul police station.
  • Officers say the mother confessed to mixing rat poison into food and named her sister (spelled Moto or Motto Kaur) and another suspect, Lakhi Singh.
  • The mother and her sister were arrested, and police said the third accused, Lakhi Singh of Mehal Kalan in Barnala district, remains at large.
  • Fatehveer’s body is at the Civil Hospital in Rampura Phul for post-mortem, and police plan forensic analysis of viscera as the investigation continues.