Elderly couple found dead in old-age home

An elderly couple were found dead in their room at an old-age home in Bengaluru more than a month after their son moved them into the facility.

The were found hanging by an attendant on Tuesday morning. The incident took place at the Kamalamma Ramakrishnappa old-age home in Talaghattapura area in the city.

The deceased were identified as R Krishnamurthy, aged 81, and his wife K Radha, aged 74, originally from Madurai in Tamil Nadu. The couple had been living with their son, K Vijay, a tech company director, and his wife at an apartment in Doddakallasandra before being moved to the old-age home on 18 May this year.