Alirajpur/Bhopal: The bodies of a couple and three children were found hanging in their house on Monday in a village in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Police gave this information.

An officer said that prima facie it is a case of suicide.

"The death of five people was reported at 7 am on Monday in Rawadi village of Sondwa tehsil," the police officer said.

He said that a team has been formed under the leadership of Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDOP) of Alirajpur to investigate the incident.

The deceased have been identified as Rakesh Dodwa (27), his wife Lalita Dodwa (25) and their children Lakshmi (9), Prakash (7) and Akshay (5), the official said.