Four members of a family, including a retired surveyor, were today found dead at their house near here, police said.
The bodies were found to be in a decomposed state, they said.
The deceased have been identified as Kannan (62), his wife Shantakumari (58), son Radhakrishnan (25) and daughter Prabha (22).
While Kannan's body was found lying on the floor, others were seen hanging from the ceiling of a room, police said.