Banda (UP), Feb. 22 -- A 19-year-old girl died while her mother and sister were taken ill after consuming some poisonous substance in Kotwali Nagar area of Banda district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, a police officer said here.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shivraj said that today Mala (55), a resident of Swaraj Colony, her two daughters (19) and Anjali (17) consumed poisonous substance.

"When their condition deteriorated, they were immediately sent to the district hospital. From where, seeing the critical condition, all the three were referred and admitted to the local Rani Durgavati Medical College," he said.

He said that Puja died during treatment. Mala and Anjali were admitted to the medical college and treatment ...