Couple commits suicide after pet dog dies

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Couple commits suicide after pet dog dies


Unable to come to terms with the death of their pet dog, an elderly couple in southern India committed suicide by hanging themselves, police said today.

The bodies of 67-year-old retired soldier C.N. Madanraj and his wife, Tarabai, 63, were found on Sunday in their home in a suburb of Hyderabad.
Police said the couple, who had no children, held a burial ceremony for their dog of 13 years, called Puppy, and hosted a feast for friends before hanging themselves in their bedroom.

"The couple described the grief over their pet dog in the suicide note they left on March 29," said police inspector V. Anantaiah.

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It sure is incredible what someone's love for a dog can do to them, but it breaks my heart to think of someone feeling such misery. I don't even want to think about what I'll be like when Harley passes away...