Overview
- The deceased were identified by police as Amarnath Ram and his daughters Radha Kumari, Radhika and Shivani in Mishraulia village under Sakra police station, Muzaffarpur.
- Two sons, reported to be about 6 and 4 years old, survived the incident, alerted neighbours and are receiving medical care, according to police and local reports.
- An FIR has been registered, the four bodies were sent to Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital for autopsy, and a Forensic Science Laboratory team was called to examine the scene.
- Preliminary accounts from survivors and villagers say the father used sarees to fashion nooses, made the children stand on a trunk and that the family had eaten dinner shortly beforehand.
- Local residents have suggested financial strain after the mother's death as a possible factor, but officials have not confirmed any motive pending forensic findings and formal statements.