A couple committed suicide by consuming poison and hanging themselves from the ceiling at a vacant house in Nelagadaranahalli in Peenya on Friday.
Gangadhar, 34 and his wife Veena, 28, were living in Chokkasandra. Gangadhar had inherited his ancestral property and was earning his livelihood by renting out 60 houses.
The couple had married around four years ago and had a 10-month-old baby. On Friday, around 5 pm, the couple went to a vacant house owned by them and locked themselves inside. They put the baby to sleep and consumed poison before hanging themselves from the ceiling with the same rope, said the police
On Saturday, around 6 am, the neighbours heard the baby's cries. They broke open the door and saw the couple hanging. They informed the Peenya police, who shifted the bodies for post-mortem. The police found a pesticide bottle in the house and suspect that couple may have consumed the pesticide before hanging themselves. The police suspect marital discord for the extreme step.
Complaint lodged
Veena's mother has lodged a complaint stating that Gangadhar's mother and their relatives were harassing Veena for dowry. Gangadhar's mother and others will be questioned, the police said.
Gangadhar, 34 and his wife Veena, 28, were living in Chokkasandra. Gangadhar had inherited his ancestral property and was earning his livelihood by renting out 60 houses.
The couple had married around four years ago and had a 10-month-old baby. On Friday, around 5 pm, the couple went to a vacant house owned by them and locked themselves inside. They put the baby to sleep and consumed poison before hanging themselves from the ceiling with the same rope, said the police
On Saturday, around 6 am, the neighbours heard the baby's cries. They broke open the door and saw the couple hanging. They informed the Peenya police, who shifted the bodies for post-mortem. The police found a pesticide bottle in the house and suspect that couple may have consumed the pesticide before hanging themselves. The police suspect marital discord for the extreme step.
Complaint lodged
Veena's mother has lodged a complaint stating that Gangadhar's mother and their relatives were harassing Veena for dowry. Gangadhar's mother and others will be questioned, the police said.