Two minor siblings belonging to the same family died Tuesday apparently due to some illness in suburban Ghatkopar in Mumbai, the police said. The exact reason behind the deaths is yet to be ascertained for want of the medical report, an official said.

The incident occurred at Kamrajnagar this morning at the residence of one Indar Yadav (34), a carpenter, he said. Yadav's wife Shanti (32), was feeding her three-year-old daughter Nandan, after which she started coughing, he said. Nandan, who was suffering from cold and fever, was taken to a civic-run hospital, where she died during treatment, he said.