A married couple from the Vishakapatnam were found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel room in Colombo. The persons were identified as B Prithviram of Srinagar area of Gajuwaka and his wife N Mahalakshmi, a native of Chennai.
Their bodies were found on Thursday evening and the city special branch cops got information about the incident on Thursday night, said sources. Cops are yet to ascertain whether the couple committed suicide or were poisoned to death.
According to sources, the couple were married a year ago and are working in Malaysia. They had gone to Sri Lanka a few days ago and visited major tourist spots in the island nation, including Colombo.
Soft drink bottle found near bodies
On Wednesday night, Prithviram and his wife returned to the hotel after sightseeing. But, when the couple did not come out of their room by Thursday evening the hotel staff alerted the cops. Police broke open the doors and found the couple dead. A soft drink bottle was found near their bodies.
The Colombo police informed the city cops about the incident. Prithviram’s relatives have gone to Sri Lanka to get the bodies, sources said.