Five members of a family were found dead inside their home in Delhi, the police said on Wednesday. The couple along with their three children was found dead and early investigations point at murder-suicide because of financial difficulties.

The deaths allegedly took place four or five daysago at a house in Bhajanpura, said police as the bodies have started todecompose.

Neighbours, suspicious because of a strong stench,called the police around 11.30 am today when the police found the doors boltedfrom inside and broke into the house.

Police said that the man, Shambhu was an e-rickshawdriver and moved into the house at Delhi's Bhajanpura with his family sixmonths ago.

The couple had a daughter (16) and two sons, 14 and12.

The house was not ransacked and showed no signs ofrobbery or forced entry.