India, Nov. 15 -- BAHRAICH Five members of a family, including three children, were found dead in their house in a village in UP's Shravasti district on Friday morning. Police said a 35-year-old man allegedly hung himself to death from a ceiling fan after strangulating his wife and three children in the same room.

The man, his 30-year-old wife, along with their three minor daughters and a son had returned to the village five days ago from Mumbai, where they lived for work. He 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 8 am, when the man's stepmother went to their house, barely 100 metres away, n...