Five members of a family were today found dead under suspicious circumstances at a village near here, police said.
The bodies of a woman and her four children were found in a well at Barkheda village in Neemuch, Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Manasa, R K Rai said, adding, the five had been missing since last three days.
The deceased were identified as Guddi Bai, and her children Kannu (17), Durga (14), Seema (12), and Lalu (10), he said.
It was yet to be ascertained whether it was a case of suicide or murder, he said.
The deceased woman's husband, who was a drunkard, used to allegedly have frequent fights with the family members, he said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, Rai said, adding, further probe was on.
