Sanathnagar family death case takes new turn; carbon monoxide poisoning led to demise, say forensic doctors

Initially the police assumed it happened due to electrocution and shifted the bodies for postmortem examination.

Hyderabad: The deaths of three members of a family in a bathroom at an apartment in Czech Colony, Sanathnagar took a new turn with forensic doctors attributing the cause to inhaling poisonous gases.

Three persons R Venkatesh (60), a businessman, his wife R Madhavi,(55) and their son R Hari Krishna, (32) had died in the incident.

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Initially the police assumed it happened due to electrocution and shifted the bodies for postmortem examination.

According to doctors, preliminary analysis revealed that carbon monoxide gas released from the gas-based heater claimed their lives.

It appears that the three individuals inhaled the colorless, tasteless, and odorless gas, which caused them to lose consciousness within five minutes, the police said quoting doctors