India, June 30 -- A 26-year-old physiotherapist from Bengaluru was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a homestay in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur district, while her boyfriend was discovered unconscious in the same room and rushed to hospital, police said.

The deceased was identified as Sai Surabhi, while the man was identified as Mohammed Sanjeet Ali, 26, a mechanical engineering graduate from Kerala who had reportedly worked as a cab driver.

According to police, the incident came to light after the caretaker of the homestay near Muddenahalli village alerted authorities on Monday afternoon.

"When our police team rushed to the spot, the woman was found dead, and the man was lying unconscious. He was shifted to a hospital for tre...