Overview
- The bodies were discovered on Tuesday in Kallabalu, Jigani, after neighbours noticed a foul smell and no response from the locked house.
- The deceased were identified as Seema Nayak, 25, and Rakesh (Kumar) Nayak, 23, migrants from Odisha who had rented the home about 10 days earlier.
- Police said the woman appeared to have tried to cut the man’s noose before also dying by hanging, with forensic assessments placing the deaths after Sunday midnight.
- Investigators are examining reports of frequent arguments, including over Rakesh’s drinking, while a friend told police he suspected Seema of an affair; no suicide note was found.
- Jigani police have registered a case, sent the bodies for autopsy, and are working to contact the families in Odisha as the investigation continues.