Elderly couple ends life in Warangal leaving behind money for funeral

Unable to bear loneliness, an elderly couple committed suicide here at Jayashankar-Bhupalapally district on Friday. Although the couple has a son and three daughters, they were missing the care from their children.

Salaiah (76) and his wife Radhamma (66), a native of Elakeswaram village of Mahadevpur in the district committed suicide by consuming pesticide. They wore new clothes and left money of Rs 20,000 under their bed for their funeral expenses.

Salaiah segregated the properties among the children and was staying in a small home with his wife. The main reason for their suicide is being left by their children, said the Mahadevpur police.

The police registered a case and are probing into it.