Varanasi: Three days after dividing their property among family members, an elderly couple was found dead inside their house in Gomadih village under Gambhirpur police station in Azamgarh district on Saturday. Their daughter alleged that they were poisoned to death by relatives.The deceased were identified as Shyamlal (80) and his wife Basanta Devi (70).After taking stock of the incident site, Azamgarh CO (Lalganj) Bhupesh Pandey on Saturday said that prima facie, the deaths appeared to be caused by consumption of a toxic substances. Police and forensic teams collected evidences before the bodies were sent for postmortem examination while further investigation was in progress, he added.The incident came to light on Saturday morning when the couple was found lying dead inside their room. During preliminary investigation, police learnt that Shyamlal had four sons and a daughter, all married. His daughter alleged that three days ago, the couple called all family members and divided their land and property. A dispute had erupted the following day between the elderly pair and their eldest son and daughter-in-law over certain issues related to the division.On Friday night, both had dinner and went to sleep in their room. On Saturday morning, the younger daughter-in-law went to wake them and found both lying dead on the bed. The daughter alleged that her eldest sister-in-law administered poison to the couple.
