“Preliminary investigation suggests that the man allegedly strangled his wife and two children before hanging himself,” Hansdiha police officer in-charge said.

A couple and their two children were found dead in Jhakhand's Dumka district on Sunday morning, police said.

The incident took place in Bardahi village under the Hansdiha police station limits, PTI news agency reported.

The deceased have been identified as Virendra Manjhi (30), his wife Aarti Kumari (26), their daughter Ruhi Kumari (4), and son Viraj Kumar (2), Hansdiha police station officer in-charge Tarachand said.

The officer in-charge said the cops had recovered four bodies from the house, adding that preliminary investigation suggests that the man killed his wife and children before dying by suicide.

“Preliminary investig

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