India, Aug. 13 -- A young couple who worked for the same bank were found dead in Kerala and Karnataka within hours of each other, police said on Thursday.

P Anushree, 25, from Poochakkad in Kasaragod, and her fiance V Amal, 26, from Iritty in Kannur, had just gotten engaged and were planning to marry in December, PTI reported. Anushree was posted at a bank branch in Karnataka, while Amal was working at the bank's Ernakulam branch.

Anushree was found dead at her accommodation in Hunsur, Karnataka, police said. Her body was taken to her Kasaragod home after a post-mortem and cremated on Wednesday evening.

Amal had been staying in Ernakulam with friends. Police said he appeared to have checked into a lodge on Wednesday after learning abou...