KANNUR: A retired BSF man and his wife were found dead in their house at Nayattupara near Mattannur on Saturday morning in a suspected case of suicide.
According to the police, the body of K M Madhusoodhanan (43) and his wife Bindu (36) were found dead in separate rooms.
Bindu's body was found hanging from the ceiling of the bedroom in the ground floor.
Her husband's body was found in the bedroom on the first floor. He apparently shot himself using an air gun.
Madhusoodhanan was first found dead by their children Aparna and Ananya who woke up around 8am. Not finding their parents around, the girls went upstairs to see their father dead.
His air gun was lying nearby. Hearing the cries of the children, the neighbours reached there and informed the cops.
The police broke open the bedroom door in the ground floor to find Bindu hanging from the ceiling.
The police said they did find any foul play. After retiring from BSF, Madhusoodhanan was working with a private security agency. After inquest, the bodies were sent for autopsy to Pariyaram Medical College.