According to police, the incident occurred within the jurisdiction of RD-238 police station, where armed assailants attacked a hut-like house.
Police sources confirmed that the victims included the head of the household, his wife, four sons, and a daughter. The deceased children were reportedly between the ages of one and fifteen.
Following the attack, the armed attackers set the house on fire, reducing the hut-like dwelling to ashes.
The victimized family worked as tenant farmers on the land of a local landlord. Initial reports suggest that the attack may have been the result of a dispute over agricultural land.
The incident took place late at night, around 3 AM, while the family was inside their home. Police have cordoned off the area and launched an investigation.