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Bengal: Elderly couple found dead in Nayabad home, police probe underway

Kolkata, Oct 4 (UNI) An elderly couple was found dead inside their home in Nayabad today, triggering a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
The Panchasayar police were informed that the door of a room at a house in the Naba Malancha area was locked from inside and that a man could be seen hanging inside.
A police team reached the house and, in the presence of local witnesses, broke open the door.
Police found 66-year-old Asit Ash hanging from a ceiling fan with a gamchha, while his 64-year-old wife, Mandira Ash, was lying on the bed in the same room.
Police brought both of them down and took them to NRS Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
Police identified the couple as Asit Ash, son of late Jitendranath Ash, and his wife Mandira.
They had been living at the house for several years.
Their relatives have been informed.
Police have seized several items from the room, including the gamchha.
Both bodies have been sent for post-mortem examinations to determine the exact cause of death.
The Panchasayar police have started an investigation into the incident. UNI BGA/SAG NST
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