Couple found dead in Shankarapur Municipality

A couple was found dead at Bojeni in Shankarapur Municipality-3, Kathmandu on Thursday.

The deceased have been identified as Padam Bahadur Thieng (52) and his wife Phul Kumari Thieng (47).

According to Dinesh Raj Mainali, spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, they were found dead in their room.

Police suspect that the incident might have occured due to suffocation as they had slept after burning coal in their room.

Surya Bahadur Thieng (26), son of the deceased, broke the door after they did not wake up till 7 am today and found them dead, Mainali said.

Police said that they are looking into the case.