India, Aug. 17 -- A 30-year-old Indian Navy sailor, his wife and their two children - a three-year-old son and a two-month-old daughter - were found dead in his official residence at Navy Nagar in south Mumbai, police said on Sunday, suspecting it to be a case of murder and suicide.

Deputy commissioner of police Maneesh Kalwaniya said the sailor allegedly died by suicide while his 28-year-old wife and their children died due to poisoning at their residence in Cuffe Parade on Saturday.

"The exact cause of death can only be determined after detailed forensic and post-mortem reports are received," Kalwaniya said.

Officers aware of the matter at the Cuffe Parade police station said the deaths were likely linked to a dispute between the sai...