India, Nov. 14 -- BAHRAICH Five members of a family, including three children, were found dead in their house in Maniharpurwa hamlet of Kailashpur village in UP's Shravasti district on Friday morning. Police said a man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a fan after apparently strangling his wife and three children to death in the same room.

Roz Ali, 35, and his wife Shahnaz, 30, along with their daughters - Tabassum, 6, Gulnaz, 4, and son Moin, 2, had returned to the village five days ago from Mumbai, where they lived for work. Roz Ali had reportedly come home to finalise a marriage proposal for his sister, according to family members.

The tragedy came to light when the family did not wake up until late morning. Around ...