Bhopal, Nov 2 (IANS): Five members of a family were found dead in the Chhola Mandir police station area of Bhopal on Monday, in an incident that has sent shockwaves across Madhya Pradesh. Preliminary police findings suggested that a 35-year-old man allegedly killed his mother, wife and two minor children at their residence before allegedly dying by suicide, IANS reported.

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The four family members were found dead at their residence in a multi-storey residential building located beyond the Gaur Marriage Garden area in Bhopal, according to the preliminary information cited by IANS. The deceased family members were identified as the man's mother, aged 50, his wife, aged 29, and their two minor children, aged 10 and 6. The children's names are being withheld because they are minors.

The man's body was later recovered from a railway track in the Chopra Kalan area, under the Sukhi Sewania police station limits, IANS reported. Police said there was no indication of a suicide note being found from the site as yet.

IANS reported that the incident was initially suspected to be a case of mass suicide, but took a different turn after the preliminary investigation indicated that the man had allegedly killed the four family members before taking his own life. Police and forensic teams reached the spot after receiving information and began an investigation, and television reports from the area also described police and forensic science teams examining the scene in the Chhola area.

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The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, IANS reported. Police said they are trying to ascertain the motive behind the suspected killings and the circumstances that led to the man's death, and the investigation is continuing. All findings at this stage are preliminary and based on police information.