New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- In a tragic incident, an IRS officer and his family were found dead at his home in Kochi district of Kerala.

Bodies of Maneesh Vijay (43), additional commissioner with Central Excise and Customs in Kochi, his sister Shalini Vijay were found hanging, while their mother, Shakuntala Agarwal, was discovered dead on her bed with the body draped in a white cloth, and flowers sprinkled over it.

It is unclear when they died.

Maneesh was on leave for few days and didn't return to work.

The incident came to light after some colleagues of Maneesh, who was on leave for a few days and didn't return to work, visited his home on Thursday night.

Upon detecting a foul smell, they checked through an open window and spotted one bo...