THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Earlier on Sunday morning, YouTuber Priya (40) and her husband Selvaraj (45) were found dead in their residence in Parassala. Selvaraj was found hanging while Priya's body was found lying on the bed.

Priya mostly uploaded cookery videos on YouTube. In the last video, Priya vaguely hinted about committing suicide. The background song for her last video was ‘Vida Parayukayaanen Janmam’, the lyrics poetically describing the final journey towards death. The song was accompanied by photos of her husband.

On Thursday, the couple went live streaming on YouTube for six long hours. The two were seen jovial conversing with subscribers and even singing for their friends. At the fag-end of the video, Priya requested everyone to be happy and like the video. The locals are puzzled and are still in disbelief about the sudden change of events from being happy just hours before, and to soon committing suicide.

The family had financial problems and Selvaraj made ends meet by doing manual labor. The couple were living in a house provided by the panchayat.

Since yesterday morning, the couple were unreachable. Their son, who was working in Kochi, returned and went inside the house to witness the two lying dead. Immediately, the neighbours were alerted about the incident.