GORAKHPUR, May 2 -- In a heart-wrenching incident, three members of a family allegedly died by suicide in a Gorakhpur village. The deceased included a youth, his sister and their mother, police said.

According to police officials, a 20-year-old man allegedly took his own life by hanging from a tree near his home on Wednesday evening, following a heated argument with his mother over money to buy a smartphone. She had reportedly asked him to save the money for his sister's wedding instead. Distressed, the youth took the extreme step. Unable to bear the shock, his 43-year-old mother and 14-year-old daughter consumed poison. Both were rushed to the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in critical condition. The woman died the same night, wh...