Three commit 'suicide' in Ganjam

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Press Trust of India Berhampur (Odisha)
Last Updated : Jan 20 2016 | 1:23 PM IST
Three persons, including a couple, allegedly committed suicide at two places of Ganjam district, police said today.
Bodies of 45-year-old Magi Behera and his wife Sushama (35) were found in their rented house at Golapalli street under BN Pur police limits yesterday, police said.
Magi and Sushama have a 20-year-old son and a 15-year-old daughter. They were not at home when their parents took the extreme step.
Their son, Kalia, found Sushama lying on the floor, while Magi was hanging. "We suspect the couple might have committed suicide. The cause of the suicide is not known," said SP (Berhampur) Sarthak Sarangi. The exact cause of death would be known after postmortem, he said.
Another person, Goura Nayak (24) is suspected to have ended his life by consuming poison at his home at Gandhi Nagar under Berhampur town police limits yesterday, they said.
Nayak from Babanapur village was working as a carpenter in the town. "We suspect he might have consumed poison to end his life," said IIC of Berhampur town police station N K Nayak.
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First Published: Jan 20 2016 | 1:23 PM IST