India, Oct. 18 -- Five members of a family, comprising a couple and their three children, were found dead at their house in Greater Noida's Nagla Shri Padam village on Saturday morning, police said.

Police suspect food poisoning as the cause of death, noting that the victims had foam around their mouths and their faces showed no signs of distress or vomiting. However, food safety department officials said an autopsy is required to establish if food poisoning caused the deaths.

Police identified the victims as Mahesh, 37, his wife Lalita, 35, and their three children: a seven-year-old daughter and two sons, aged 11 and three. Police said Mahesh's 80-year-old mother, who also lived with the family, was unharmed. She apparently had not eat...