Couple in quarantine kills selves in Andhra Pradesh

Tirupati: A couple who recovered from Covid-19 and were under home isolation allegedly committed suicide at their residence at Dharmavaram in Anantapur district on Sunday.

According to Dharmavaram DSP Ramakanth, the deceased were identified as 42-year-old Phani Raj and his 40-year-old wife Sireesha.

Police said the couple had tested positive for Covid-19 on July 25, but had recovered and were discharged a couple of days ago. While in home isolation, they committed suicide by jumping off the third floor of their residential building in the early hours of Sunday.

By the time help or police could arrive, both Phani Raj and Sireesha were dead.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the couple were facing some financial distress that may have forced them to take the extreme step.

Dharmavaram police who shifted the bodies of the deceased for postmortem, have registered a case and are investigating the reasons behind the couple’s suicide. TNN