India, Jan. 13 -- MEERUT The bodies of three security guards were found inside a locked cabin of a mentha oil factory in Kuda Narsinghpur village of Badaun district on Tuesday morning. While the families of the deceased accused the factory owners of murder, the police said preliminary findings point towards death due to suffocation. An FIR was registered, the factory was sealed and post-mortem examinations were underway to ascertain the exact cause of death.

The incident came to light when factory employees arrived in the morning and found three guards lying unconscious inside the cabin. When they tried to wake them, all three were found dead. The police were immediately informed. As the news spread, family members and villagers gathered...