Overview
- Neighbours and relatives discovered the couple unresponsive in their ground-floor Panchasayar/Nayabad flat and alerted police, who forced entry and found the man hanging from a ceiling fan and the woman lying on the bed.
- Police identified the victims as Asit Ash and his wife Mandira and took both bodies to NRS Medical College where doctors declared them dead and the bodies were sent for post-mortem.
- Officers seized items from the scene, including the gamchha used in the hanging, and have started an investigation to establish the exact circumstances of both deaths.
- Investigators reported finding a handwritten note and ₹1 lakh with instructions to use the money for the couple's funeral but have not publicly confirmed forensic verification of the note or its authorship.
- Relatives told police the couple had suffered long-term grief after their only son's death about two decades ago and faced poor health and financial strain, factors authorities say are being considered in the inquiry.