PATNA, Jan. 16 -- The bodies of a 28-year-old woman and her three children were found in the bank of Gandak river in Muzaffarpur district in mysterious circumstances, five days after they went missing, police said on Thursday.

Police suspect it to be a case of suicide,but the husband of the deceased woman has alleged that his wife and children were murdered elsewhere and their bodies thrown near the river.

Muzaffarpur SSP Kantesh Mishra constituted an SIT to probe the matter. "All the four bodies were tied together. They have been sent for postmortem. Only after the postmortem report comes, it will be clear whether the deaths were due to drowning or the bodies were thrown there after murder," the SSP said.

Police said the woman Mamta K...