Overview
- Police identified the deceased as Venugopalan N M, 50, and his wife Smitha M, 39, residents of Kairali Nagar in Poinachi, Kasaragod.
- A relative discovered the couple hanging from the balcony handrail in the central hall of their house at about 9:30 a.m.
- Officers recovered a suicide note from the residence that referenced prolonged depression following their son's death.
- Melaparamba police registered a case of unnatural death and opened an investigation into the circumstances.
- The bodies will be released to relatives after postmortem examinations, according to police.