HYDERABAD: Unable to come to terms with the death of their pet dog, an elderly couple in southern India committed suicide by hanging themselves, police said.
The bodies of 67-year-old retired soldier C N Madanraj and his wife, Tarabai, 63, were found on Sunday in their home in a suburb of Hyderabad.
Police said the childless couple had held a burial ceremony for their dog of 13 years, called Puppy, and hosted a feast for friends before hanging themselves in their bedroom.
“The couple described the grief over their pet dog in the suicide note they left on March 29,” said police inspector V Anantaiah.