Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Elderly Couple Found Dead in South Kolkata Home
A couple aged 66 and 64 were found dead in their home in South Kolkata.
The police were told that a room was locked from the inside and that someone could be seen hanging inside.
Officers went to the house and broke open the door with local witnesses present.
They found the husband hanging from a ceiling fan and his wife lying on a bed in the same room.
Police took both people to a hospital, where doctors said they had died.
The police collected items from the room, including a gamchha.
The bodies were sent for examinations to help determine how they died.
Police are investigating, and the article does not say what caused their deaths.
A 66-year-old man and his 64-year-old wife were found dead in their home in Naba Malancha, near Garia.
Police were alerted on Sunday after a room was reported locked from inside and a man was seen hanging inside.
Officers from Panchasayar police station broke open the door in the presence of local witnesses.
The couple were taken to NRS Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
Police seized items including a gamchha and sent both bodies for post-mortem examinations as they investigate.
- Who
- Asit Ash, 66, and his wife Mandira Ash, 64.
- What
- The couple were found dead in a room in their home; police are investigating the circumstances.
- When
- Sunday; no date is specified.
- Where
- Naba Malancha, near Garia in South Kolkata.
- Why
- The cause and circumstances of the deaths have not been established; post-mortem examinations are pending.
- Man found dead
- Asit Ash, 66
- Woman found dead
- Mandira Ash, 64
- Location
- Naba Malancha, near Garia, South Kolkata
- Police station
- Panchasayar police station
- Hospital
- NRS Medical College and Hospital
- Investigation
- Police seized items including a gamchha and sent both bodies for post-mortem examinations.