Udupi: In a shocking incident, a mother and her son committed suicide by hanging themselves at Brahmabaidarkala Nagar in Kannarpadi in Kinni Mulki this afternoon.

The deceased have been identified as Edlin Delisha Amman (83) and her son Sebastin Amit Amman (46), both residents of a rented house in Brahmabaidarkala nagar.

The exact reason for the suicide is yet to be ascertained. There were only two people living in the house. Sebastian's body was found hanging from the fan of the house and Edlin's body was found hanging from the window of the same room, police said.

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Udupi City Police Station Sub-Inspector Mahesh P.M, ASI Vijaya and Head Constable Marigowda visited the spot.

Social activist Nithyananda Olakadu helped in transporting the bodies to Ajjarkadu hospital.

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Bhubaneswar (PTI): A physiotherapist from Assam was found dead near his rented house in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Thursday, police said.

The deceased was identified as Ruhan Kakati.

After completing his physiotherapy studies in the Northeastern state, he moved to Olatpur village in the district nearly four years ago to pursue an internship at the Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), police said.

After completing his internship, Ruhan continued to stay in Olatpur in a rented three-storey house and practiced physiotherapy in the locality, they said.

A resident of the same building found Kakati’s body in the morning and alerted the local police, an officer of Olatpur police station said.

Preliminary investigation indicated that he fell from the third floor of the building. He was staying alone in the house, the officer added.

Police have seized the body and sent it for post-mortem examination.