Mangalore, October 7: A woman and her teenage daughter allegedly committed suicide by hanging in their house at Didupe village near Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district.
The deceased have been identified as Sundari (40), wife of Anand Gowda and their daughter Sandhya (15).
Police said that the duo was found hanging from the ceiling by Ananda Gowda on Saturday.
It is learnt that Sundari was suffering from some mental illness. Her daughter Sandhya was a Class 9 student at Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College in Ujire.
The incident came to light when Anand Gowda, who had gone to the fields Friday night, returned home next morning.
Belthangady police have registered a case and are investigating the reason behind the suicide pact.
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