The elder brother of a JD(U) leader, along with his wife and daughter, was discovered dead in their Purnea district residence Wednesday, according to police officials.

The bodies were recovered from their house in the European colony under the Kehat Police Station limits Tuesday night, a senior officer said.

The deceased were identified as Naveen Kushwaha, his wife Mala Devi and daughter Tanu Priya, Purnea Sadar Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Jyoti Shankar said.

According to residents, Naveen was the elder brother of local JD(U) leader Neeranjan Kushwaha, he said.

“Soon after receiving the information about the dead bodies found in the house, a police team reached the spot. The bodies have been sent for the post-mortem examinations to ascertain the exact cause of death,” the SDPO

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