Barabanki (UP), February 18 According to police, an elderly man and his wife were allegedly found dead after consuming a poisonous substance in a village area here.
Family members said that the reason for the couple's suicide is still unknown.
The incident took place on Tuesday evening in Ibrahimabad village in the Ramsanehighat area when the couple's condition deteriorated and they began vomiting.
Villagers rushed Ganesh (65) and his wife, Kalawati (60), to the community health center.
Doctors there referred them to the district hospital, where Ganesh died during treatment. Kalawati was later referred to Lucknow, where she also succumbed, officials said.
The couple's son, Pawan, who is an auto-rickshaw driver and lives in a house opposite theirs, was at work, while his wife had gone to the fields, family members said.
Station House Officer (SHO) of the police station, Jagdish Prasad Shukla, said that detailed information is being collected, and police are investigating the matter from all angles.