Five members of a family were found dead in their house in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday. Police suspect it to be a case of alleged murder by the male head of the family and his subsequent suicide, and are probing if the deaths were related to any financial problems the family was facing. While Shukla was found hanging, the other family members were found dead in their room, said police. A note was found from the spot but it did not specify any financial problems behind the incident, said police. Th officer also said that the deceased Vivek Shukla’s father said he had severed ties with him due to some family issues.

Source: The Hindu June 05, 2020 20:44 UTC