nA father and his son were on Saturday found hanging in the same rope from an iron rod in their house while three burnt bodies of women family members were found nearby in a village in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district.
After being alerted by locals, police found the bodies of Ram Brij Gayakwad (52), his wife Janki Bai (47), son Sanju Gayakwad (24) and daughters Durga (28) and Jyoti (21) in Bathena village, Durg Additional Superintendent of Police Pragya Meshram told The Pioneer.
The father and son were found hanging on the same rope while the three ladies were found dead on a heap of hay outside their house.
A cyber cell, a dog squad and a forensic team went to the spot and more details would be available after the postmortem, the officer said.
Prima facie, it seems to be suicide but police are investigating the case from all possible angles, she added.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu ordered IG Intelligence and Durg SP to probe the incident.