Mathura (UP), February 10 A couple and their three minor children were found dead inside their home in Khapparpur village, Mathura, on Tuesday, police said, suspecting it to be a case of mass suicide.
Police have also found a suicide note and a message written on a wall, along with a video made by the family patriarch, the police said.
Details about the contents of the suicide note and the video were not immediately available.
Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said the deceased have been identified as Manish Kumar (35), a farmer, his wife, around 32 years old, and their three minor children – two daughters and a son.
"They were found dead inside a room of their house," he said.
The police said they received information about the incident from Manish Kumar's brother.
When the children did not come out in the morning to play, Manish's brother went inside the house after climbing the wall and broke open the door, and found his family members dead.
He was accompanied by other villagers, the SSP said, adding that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
