Chennai: Newly married couple ends life after man's mom dies

Chennai: A newly married couple allegedly committed suicide at their house in Madipakkam on Wednesday morning, as the man could not get over the pain of losing his mother.

The deceased were identified as G.Sarathy and  S.Prashanthi, residents of Balaiah Garden in Madipakkam. The 31-year-old Sarathy and his wife Prashanthi got married five months ago, and both were working for a private mobile company in OMR. Prashanthi was four months pregnant.

According to sources, Sarathy’s mother Lalitha died in November 2017. Sarathy who was very attached to his mother could not cope with the loss.

To help Sarathy get over his depression, his brother Manibalan (35) got him married to Prashanthi in July 2018. However, Sarathy could not lead a happy life as there seemed no end to his grief.

According to the police, a month back Manibalan moved out of the house with his wife and a son and rented another house in the locality.  Meanwhile, on Wednesday morning Manibalan tried to contact his brother many times, but in vain. On suspicion, Manibalan visited his house and to his shock found Sarathy and Prashanthi hanging in the bedroom.

On being informed Madipakkam polcie rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies of the couple and sent them to Chromepet government hospital for post-mortem.  On searching the house, police found a suicide note written by Sarathy which mentioned that he could not bear losing his mother and had decided to end his life. Prashanthi, who was also depressed by her husband’s behaviour, allegedly committed suicide, said sources.  Police are now conducting investigations with Manibalan and his wife.