7 Of Gujarat Family, Including 3 Children, Found Dead In 'Mass Suicide'

Police officials said one of the members of the family gave poison to his wife, three children and his parents before hanging himself.

Seven members of a family, including three children under the age of eight, have been found dead in a suspected mass suicide in Surat. Police said a suicide note has been recovered.

Police officials said that, at midnight on Friday, one of the members of the family gave poison to his wife, three children - two daughters aged three and five and a seven-year-old son -  and his parents before hanging himself. NDTV is withholding the names of the dead. 

A police official said, "The family lived in Siddheshwar Apartment in Palanpur, Surat. We reached the spot as soon as we were informed. A suicide note has been recovered which speaks of some financial transactions and we are investigating all angles. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem."