sick a few years ago and urged him to move to Chicago from New Jersey to be with them.

The relative said: ‘Fareedun wasn’t well so Urooj took him in. All four of them lived together and Fareedun got well again. He was well looked after’.

The developments come after Urooj’s family went to war with Shabana amid claims she tried to cash the winning cheque in the days after his death.

Foul play: A family member called police to say Khan had not suffered a 'natural death' after he had been buried. His body will now be exhumed to inspect the contents of his last meal

Urooj’s brother ImTiaz Khan has alleged in probate documents that Shabana attempted to claim the windfall ‘shortly’ after his demise but for some reason wasunable to.

ImTiaz also claimed his late brother and his wife were not even married, meaning that she could miss out on the 50 per cent of the lottery prize she would otherwise be entitled to.

In response, Miss Ansari filed documents of her own which stated she was indeed married to Urooj and the court agreed, making her the administrator of the estate.

In another sign the family are tearing themselves apart, Urooj’s sister Meraj Khan launched a separate legal bid to take guardianship of his daughter from his first marriage, Jasmeen.

Meraj successfully got custody of the 17-year-old even though she appears to have lived with Shabana, her step mother, most of her life.

Agony: The day after receiving a check for his winnings, Khan awoke screaming in pain in his