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‘Suicide’ by couple in Garia apartment

28-year-old Hrishikesh Pal and his partner Riya Sarkar ran a medicine distributorship

Our Special Correspondent Garia Published 23.06.22, 07:07 AM
The purported suicide note said they were forced to close their business and were ending their life because of financial distress.

The purported suicide note said they were forced to close their business and were ending their life because of financial distress. Representational image/File Photo

A man and a woman, who lived in an apartment in Garia on the southern fringes of the city, were found dead in their home on Tuesday morning sometime after cops received an e-mail from them saying that they were committing suicide, police said.

Hrishikesh Pal, 28, and his partner Riya Sarkar, 30, ran a medicine distributorship.

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Officers from Bansdroni police station went to the flat and found it locked. They entered the flat using a duplicate key that Pal’s brother had. “On opening the door, they found the couple lying unconscious on the bed. Some medicine stripes and a suicide note were found,” said an officer.

The purported suicide note said they were forced to close their business and were ending their life because of financial distress.

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