Youth commits suicide after strangling wife to death

AGALI: In a shocking incident, a youth committed suicide after strangling his wife to death. The deceased have been identified as Mukkali native Chandran (42) and his wife Shantha (39).

According to police, the incident took place on Sunday morning after a heated argument broke out between the two. Following the argument, Chandran strangled Shantha using a plastic rope and later hanged himself in the bedroom. The incident came into light after the couple's children began to shout. The dead bodies are currently kept at the mortuary in Palakkad District Hospital. The couple is survived by two kids-R 8-year-old Ramesh and 1-year-old Suni.