Bahraich, Oct. 1 -- Six people, including a farmer's family and two village boys, lost their lives in what the police suspect to be a case of multiple killings committed by the farmer, followed by his suicide. The incident shook Bahraich's Nindurpurwa hamlet of Teparaha village, under Ramgaon police station.

Six bodies, including those of two village boys, and the farmer, who allegedly set his wife and daughters on fire before perishing in the blaze himself, were recovered from the house after police and fire brigade teams broke open the doors.

According to villagers, flames and smoke began rising from the house around Wednesday noon. Neighbours rushed to the scene and informed the police and fire brigade. After an hour-long operation, ...