CHENNAI: A man and a woman in their early twenties were found dead in a lodge in Triplicane on Wednesday morning. Police said they had registered as a married couple from West Bengal while checking in to the lodge. Around 9 pm on Saturday, K Prasenjit Ghosh (23) and M Arpita Pal (20), both from Bankura, reached the lodge and booked a room, police said.
Around 7.45 am on Wednesday, a worker at the lodge noticed a foul smell from the room and alerted the authorities, after which the Triplicane police were informed. On breaking open the door, the police found the duo dead. Since a pillow was on Arpita’s face, police suspect Ghosh smothered her and killed himself.
The bodies were sent to the Royapettah Government Hospital for a postmortem. An investigation is on.
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