Elderly couple commits suicide over pet's death

TNN / Apr 2, 2007, 02:08 IST

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An elderly issueless couple, who were attached to their pet dog for the past 13 years, committed suicide in L B Nagar.

Elderly couple commits suicide over pet's death

HYDERABAD: An elderly issueless couple, who were attached to their pet dog for the past 13 years, committed suicide in L B Nagar, a few days after its death.
The duo was reportedly depressed over the death of their pet, Puppy. They were disturbed over some financial problems as well.
The coupleC N Madan Raj, 66, and C Tara Bai alias 'Roopa', 63,came to the city nearly two-and-half years ago and stayed in a rented house at Goutham Nagar in Meerpet.They were natives of Karnataka.
According to police and locals, Madan Raj worked in a bank and later with the National Cadet Corps in Karnataka. After retirement, the couple reportedly sold away their two houses in Bangalore and settled in Meerpet. Even though the duo managed to live with the money they

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got after selling off their houses, financial problems cropped up gradually. To meet their daily needs, Roopa used to give private tuitions to children in the locality and run the house.
Meanwhile, the couple's pet Puppy died a few days ago and the incident shattered them totally. They buried the dog on their premises itself.
With a foul smell emanating from the house on Sunday, their neighbours alerted police immediately. The cops broke open the door and found the duo hanging from the ceiling. The bodies were in a highly decomposed state.

Police suspect the couple might have hanged themselves on Thursday. A suicide note dated March 29 (Thursday) was found in the house.
L B Nagar police sub-inspector V Ananthaiah, quoting the contents of the note, said the couple attributed their act to the loss of their pet dog. "The couple were also reportedly facing financial problems and they had not even paid the rent of the house," police said.
"Even in troubled times, they never sought help from any of us," Padmanabham, one of their relatives, said.

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