Mumbai: Four members of a family were found dead in Maharashtra’s Nanded district in a suspected case of mass suicide, police said on Thursday.

Around 8 am, the bodies of farmer Ramesh Sonaji Lakhe (51) and his wife Radhabai Lakhe (45) were found on a cot in their home at Jawala Murar village in Mudkhed tehsil, he said.

The bodies of their sons, Umesh (25) and Bajrang (23), were subsequently found on nearby railway lines. It appears they jumped in front of a speeding train, the official said.

Police inspector Dattatray Manthale told reporters, “The parents were found dead inside their home, while the sons took their lives on the railway tracks. We have asked a Forensic Science Laboratory team to collect evidence. The truth will come out only after a thorough technical investigation and autopsy.”

While the nature of their death appears to be part of a suicide pact, police said the exact circumstances remain unclear.