According to the police, they suspect members consumed some poisonous substance.
Sangli, Maharashtra:
Nine members of a family were found dead in their house in Maharashtra’s Sangli district on Monday, police said, adding that the police suspect it to be a case of suicide.
The bodies were found in a house at Mhaisal in Sangli district, located over 350 km from Mumbai.
“We have found nine bodies in a house. Three bodies were found at one place, while six were found at other different places in the house,” Sangli Superintendent of Police Dikshit Gedam said.
Asked whether it is a ‘suicide pact’, he said the police were at the spot and verifying the cause of the death.
Another police official said they suspect it to be a case of suicide. However, the exact cause of death will be known after the postmortem.
The official also said that they suspect they consumed a poisonous substance.
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