India, Feb. 11 -- AGRA A family of five - a farmer, his wife, and their three young children - were found dead in their home in Mathura's Khapparpur village on Tuesday, in what police suspect is a case of murder-suicide, officers said on Tuesday.

Police recovered a diary with a suicide note from the farmer at the scene, alongside a video on his phone in which he claimed the family took their lives due to their own troubles. A message was also scrawled on a wall, officers said.

ADG (Agra zone) Anupam Kulshrestha reached the village and prima facie held the case as that of collective suicide. A glass with traces of milk was found near the bodies, which made one believe that poison was used but the police were waiting for the post-mortem r...