Bodies of an elderly couple were found under mysterious circumstances near a pond in Chaka Phulbani village under the Bhograi police station in Baleswar district on Thursday morning.
The deceased couple were identified as Kahnu Mandal (78) and Shanti Mandal (70) of the village. While the cause of their death was yet to be ascertained, it was suspected that they committed suicide by consuming poison.Police sent the bodies for postmortem and began investigation into the incident.