India, May 13 -- A 40-year-old man and his two children died after he allegedly fed his 15-year-old daughter, 16-year-old son and 38-year-old wife a drink laced with poisonous substance and consumed the same himself at his workplace in Sangam Park around 8am on Monday, Delhi Police said.The children died during the course of treatment in the afternoon and the man died late evening, while the wife remains critical, they said.

Police said they suspect financial distress to be the motive behind the incident, and that an orange liquid recovered from the spot was sent for forensic analysis to check for poisonous substance.

Deputy commissioner of police (northwest) Bhisham Singh said that their control room received a call from a woman around...