Four members of the same family, including a 3-month-old infant, staying in the Bheri Hospital quarters were found dead on Thursday morning while three others were found unconscious.
According to Banke Chief District Officer Surya Bahadur Khatri, they may have suffocated to death as they were seen sleeping with the windows and doors closed.
The deceased have been identified as Dhan Prasad Bhattarai, 23, of Khandachakra Municipality-6, Kalikot, his 3-month-old son Epson Bhattarai, mother-in-law Andaji Kopila, 55, and Dhan Prasad's sister Andaji Koli Bhattarai, 22.