Bhopal: In a stark resemblance to the Burari case in Delhi, all five members of a family were reportedly found dead hanging inside their house in Alirajpur district on Monday morning.

The exact reason behind the family’s extreme step is yet to be know, the police is investigating from all angles attempting to ascertain whether the family members committed mass suicide or one member killed the others and then committed suicide or if they were all murdered.

According to the police, they were alerted by relatives who visited the house and found the bodies.

The incident took place in Raudi village, under the jurisdiction of Sondwa police station. The deceased have been identified as Rakesh Dodwa (27), his wife Lalita Dodwa (25), and their three children: daughter Laxmi (9) and sons Prakash (7) and Akshay (5).

Rakesh’s uncle, who discovered the bodies, immediately informed the villagers, who then contacted the police. Local residents reported no known financial or personal issues that might have led to such an event.

Alirajpur SP Rajesh Vyas confirmed that the bodies have been sent for postmortem examination and that the investigation is underway.

The incident resembles the incident that had occurred six years ago in 2018, the Burari case, where 11 members of the Chundawat family were found dead in a similar manner.