Shravasti, Nov. 14 -- Five members of a family were found dead inside their locked bedroom in Shravasti on Friday morning. The deceased included a husband, wife, and their three children. The incident took place in Manihar Purwa village under the Ikauna police station area.

According to relatives, the family did not wake up even after 8 am, prompting other family members to check on them. When repeated knocking on the bedroom door went unanswered, they became alarmed. A look through the window revealed all the five family members lying unresponsive inside the room. The door was then forcibly opened and all the five were found dead.

The deceased were identified as Roj Ali, his wife Shehnaz, their daughters Gulnaz (11) and Tabassum (10), an...