![]() "It is learnt that the family had dinner outside on Sunday," said the man, requesting anonymity. Meanwhile, a person present at the time of 'panchnama' (crime scene inspection) said the bodies were lying at separate places (rooms) in both the houses. The IG said as per primary information, a poisonous substance was consumed by the family members, but only a detailed investigation and postmortem report will throw light on the exact cause of the death. "When some people went to the house of Popat Vanmore to inform him about what they saw in his brother's home, they found dead bodies there too," Lohiya said. Asked how the incident came to light, the IG said a girl from the village had gone to Manik Vanmore's house to find out why nobody had come to fetch milk from them as was the daily routine and found the bodies. Inspector General Lohiya said one of the brothers, Popat Vanmore, had received recovery notices from some credit institutions. Gangs carrying out such scams try to convince people to invest in machines that test copper-iridium, an alloy which they claim is highly valuable for its magnetic power, and go about demonstrating this quality by "pulling rice", usually a trick involving mixing the grains with iron particles. "Rice-puller" scams are common in rural parts of the country. The two brothers had been reportedly borrowing money to explore such a deal with the gang. ![]() There were talks in Mhaisal that the two brothers were involved in a rice puller deal in which a gang had promised that if they find a 'rice puller' object they would get hefty returns. Besides the two brothers and Archana Vanmore, the other deceased were identifed by the police as Sangita Popat Vanmore (46), Shubham Popat Vanmore (24), Rekha Manik Vanmore (43), Pratiksha Manik Vanmore (20), Aditya Manik Vanmore (16) and Akkatai Vanmore (74).Īsked murmurs in the village about the family being involved in a 'rice puller' deal or any treasure hunt, SP Gedam said all these are "theories" and they do not have anything to substantiate them at the moment. The deceased daughter of Popat Vanmore, Archana (29), used to work in a bank, he said. ![]()
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