A couple was discovered hanging in their powerloom shed in Keeleripatti,
Paramasivam told police he had noticed lights inside the unit around 4 a.m. but assumed the couple had started work early. When he returned and heard no activity, he checked the premises.
Kaviya woke around 5 a.m. and, finding her parents absent, assumed they had gone to the unit.
Family members said Srinivasan had returned home a day earlier after visiting his son in Chennai. “Building owner Paramasivam alerted the family around 6 a.m. after finding the couple hanging from loom ropes,” said a police officer from the Tiruchengode town police station. The family originally hailed from Alavaipatti in Salem district and lived in their own house in Keeleripatti.
Srinivasan, Neela and Kaviya had dinner together on Sunday night before retiring.
Tiruchengode Town Inspector Gopalakrishnan and Special Sub-Inspector Marimuthu reached the scene. The bodies were sent to Tiruchengode Govt Hospital for post-mortem examination. Police registered a case and are conducting further inquiries.