Overview

• Police identified the deceased as Ashok Maruti Gawade, 50, and his wife Jayashri, 45, and say initial findings point to strangulation followed by suicide by hanging.
• The incident occurred overnight between Wednesday and Thursday at the couple’s home in Ranmala Vasti, Ravangaon, where they lived as farmers.
• Officers noted the door was locked from the inside and reported finding no suicide note or CCTV footage at the scene.
• An accidental death report has been registered, with investigators indicating a murder offence could be added against the husband depending on forensic results.
• The couple’s sons raised the alarm after calls went unanswered, and neighbours and relatives discovered the bodies on Dussehra, shocking the village.