Guwahati, Apr 22 (PTI) A retired teacher and his wife allegedly died by suicide in Kalaigaon in Assam’s Udalguri district on Wednesday, an officer said.
The couple left a note, stating that they were taking the extreme step due to financial hardships and prolonged illness, he said.
The couple’s two sons, who were away from home, could not reach them over the phone since morning and asked their neighbours to check on them, he added.
The neighbours found the bodies of Narendra Saikia and his wife, Damayanti, hanging in the bathroom, with three bottles of pesticides lying on the floor, the officer said.
They immediately informed the police, who reached the spot along with a magistrate and a forensic team, he said.
The bodies have been sent to the Udalguri Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination, the officer said. PTI DG DG SOM
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