- By Priyanka Koul
- Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:01 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bengaluru: In a heartbreaking incident from Bengaluru, an elderly couple was found hanging in their room at an old-age home in the Talaghattapura area on Tuesday morning. The couple had been living at the facility for just over a month, after being shifted there by their son.
The deceased have been identified as 81-year-old R Krishnamurthy and his 74-year-old wife K Radha, originally from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The two were discovered by an attendant at the Kamalamma Ramakrishnappa old-age home when tea was being served. After receiving no response to repeated knocks, the staff peeked through a ventilator and immediately alerted others.
Authorities from the Talaghattapura Police Station reached the scene and broke open the door. While no suicide note or message was found, police have registered an unnatural death case and are continuing their investigation into the exact circumstances surrounding the deaths.
According to officials, the couple had been residing with their son, K Vijay a tech firm director and his wife at their apartment in Doddakallasandra before being moved to the old-age home on 18 May. Vijay told police that his parents often had disagreements with him and were also dissatisfied with the food cooked by his wife.
In his statement, Vijay also mentioned a recent argument on the night of June 23 regarding watching television. Despite the spat, the family had dinner together and retired for the night. The following morning, the couple was found unresponsive.
Police records indicate that this was not the couple's first stay at a senior living facility. They had earlier lived in another old-age home in Byatarayanapura in 2021 but returned to their son’s home in 2023, only to be relocated again due to continued domestic tensions.