India, May 29 -- Four members of a family, including a former sarpanch, were allegedly murdered by his first wife and her teenage son and daughter, after which their bodies were set on fire inside an SUV in Rajasthan's Ajmer district, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place at Shri Rampura village under the Borada police station area in the early hours of Thursday.

Police said they received information around 5.30 am about a Scorpio vehicle that had caught fire with several people trapped inside. On reaching the spot, officials found three charred bodies inside the SUV, while another woman was discovered in a semi-burnt condition in a nearby field. She later died during treatment.

The deceased were identified as former sarpanc...