New Delhi: A relationship that reportedly began over phone calls nearly a decade ago, a husband’s death from suspected poisoning, and two more lives lost just weeks later — investigators are now piecing together the events connecting three deaths in Delhi.On Nov 11, police received a PCR call regarding an incident at Lal Farm in southwest Delhi’s Mohan Garden. “The caller informed cops that his mother and a man had allegedly consumed a poisonous substance and were locked inside a vehicle,” a police source said.A team from the local police station rushed to the spot, where they were met by the 18-year-old caller. Inside a parked white car, police found a 46-year-old man and a woman lying unconscious, alongside two unsealed packets of chemicals. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them unfit to give statements. Despite medical intervention, both died during treatment.During further inquiry, police learnt that the man had been working with Delhi Home Guards for around 15 years — reportedly on a temporary basis — and was currently posted in Jahangirpuri. He had known the woman for nearly a decade.“The man and the woman’s husband initially knew each other. Ten years ago, the husband had sent certain documents and messages to the man using his wife’s mobile phone. Subsequently, the man and the woman came into contact and began talking on the phone. Gradually, their acquaintance developed into a relationship,” the source said.Police also found that the woman’s husband had died on Oct 17 this year after allegedly consuming poison in Shahbad Dairy.A resident of Sultanpuri, the home guard is survived by his wife, a homemaker, and two sons. While the elder son works as a driver with Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the younger one has completed Class XII.The woman is survived by two sons. Her elder son worked as a driver in Gurgaon until leaving the job about a month ago, while her 15-year-old younger son is a Class X student at a school in Mohan Garden. Both children are currently staying with their paternal uncle and grandparents in Mohan Garden.Police are awaiting the post-mortem reports to ascertain the exact cause of death and are examining the deceased’s call records as part of the ongoing probe.
