MEERUT, Jan. 20 -- A revenue official, his wife, mother and two minor sons were found dead with gunshot injuries in their locked home in Sarsawa town, Saharanpur district, on Tuesday morning. Police are investigating the deaths as a possible case of suicide, with the man's history of depression under scrutiny.

The deceased have been identified as Ashok Rathi, 40, an amin (land surveyor) with the district administration, his wife, Ajanta, 37, his mother, Vidyawati, 70, and their two sons, Kartik, 16, and Dev, 13. All bodies were found in the same room of their residence in Kaushik Vihar colony.

Police recovered three loaded country-made pistols near Ashok's body. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ashish Tiwari confirmed that forensic...