Three brothers asphyxiated to death in pickle factory

Three middle-aged brothers, who owned a pickle factory at Teliyan Pul here, died after inhaling poisonous fumes in a chamber in the factory on Tuesday. The bodies Mahendar, Govind and Dharmendra were taken to the civil hospital for postmortem and later handed over to the family.

Three middle-aged brothers, who owned a pickle factory at Teliyan Pul here, died after inhaling poisonous fumes in a chamber in the factory on Tuesday. The bodies Mahendar, Govind and Dharmendra were taken to the civil hospital for postmortem and later handed over to the family.

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The reason behind the presence of poisonous fumes in the chamber that usually contains mixtures of spices, vegetables and water is being probed, police said.