Hyderabad, July 24 -- An elderly couple allegedly died by suicide at their residence in Telangana's Suryapet district early on Friday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Vadiyala Srinivas (55) and his wife Jyoti (52). The incident occurred within the limits of the Tirumalagiri police station.

Neighbours found the couple hanging from ceiling fans inside their house and alerted the police.

Speaking to Siasat.com, Tirumalagiri police said the couple had been under distress due to health and financial problems and allegedly died by suicide by hanging.

Police shifted the bodies to the Government Hospital in Thungathurthy for postmortem examination.

Case registered

A case of suspicious death has been registered under Section 194...