Police sources said that Mursaleen, a resident of Panjeeth village, works as a carpenter in Delhi and his wife Salma lived alone with her three children.
"It is being alleged that Salma gave poison to her son Saad (6), daughters Nisba (4) and one and a half year old Mantasha after which their condition deteriorated," they said.
Police sources said that while Saad died on the spot, Nisba succumbed while being taken to Meerut for treatment.
"Mantasha died during treatment at the medical college in Meerut. Naushad, uncle of the children, informed the police, who recovered some poisonous substance in a jug and a cloth on the spot," they said.
Police sources said that Mursaleen, who reached the village after getting the news, has given a complaint at Kotwali police station alleging that Salma poisoned the children. "The woman has been detained and is being quizzed," they said.
