Couple found dead at home near Erattupetta, financial issues likely reason for suicide: Police

Kottayam: A couple was found dead at their residence in Panackapalam near Erattupetta in Kottayam district on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Vishnu S Nair (40) and Reshmi (35). The couple died by suicide by injecting poison. However, the police did not recover any suicide note.

Reshmi was the nursing superintendent at Sunrise Hospital in Erattupetta, while Vishnu worked as a contract labourer. The couple were found dead in the bedroom of their rented house, where they had been living since November.

Panackapalam ward member Biju K K said the couple reportedly had some financial issues. “The couple died by injecting poison. It is known that they had some visitors on Sunday in connection with financial matters. The bodies were first found by the resident living upstairs,” Biju told Onmanorama.

The house owner alerted the police at around 8.15 am. Vishnu was a native of Ramapuram, while Reshmi hailed from Melukavu. The couple did not have any children.

The Erattupetta police are currently investigating whether financial pressure from loan apps or small finance banks led to the suicide. The inquest procedures have been completed, and the bodies were shifted to Kottayam Medical College Hospital for postmortem examination. A case of unnatural death has been registered.