<p>A young couple, about to marry, was found dead in the bathroom of their house in northeastern Bengaluru's Chikkajala. </p>.<p>Police believe that the victims were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide fumes on the night of June 10. The deaths were discovered around 10 am on Sunday by the landlord after he got anxious as the couple neither stepped out nor responded to his repeated knocks on the door. </p>.<p>Police gave the victims' names as Chandrashekhar M, 30, and Sudharani Binni, 22. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/air-quality-remains-poor-in-bengaluru-10-other-cities-1226950.html" target="_blank">Air quality remains poor in Bengaluru, 10 other cities</a></strong></p>.<p>Chandrashekhar hailed from Sheelavantapura village in the Gundlupete taluk of Chamarajanagar district. Sudharani was from Mamadapur, a village in Belagavi's Gokak taluk. </p>.<p>Both worked at a luxury resort near Nandi Hills. Chandrashekhar rented a house belonging to a policeman in Tarabanahalli, about 10 km from the Kempegowda International Airport. </p>.<p>Chandrashekhar and Sudharani were in a romantic relationship and were due to marry. Their families were on board, a senior police officer said. </p>.<p>On June 10, at around 6 pm, Chandrashekhar and Sudharani came to the house to spend some time together. About three hours later, they decided to shower together. They switched on the bathroom geyser. It was a 7.5-litre gas geyser connected to an LPG cylinder placed next to the Indian-style toilet. </p>.<p>While the subsequent chain of events is unclear, circumstantial evidence shows that the geyser malfunctioned, generating carbon monoxide. </p>.<p>The closure of the bathroom door and the window proved fatal for the couple as they inhaled carbon monoxide fumes released by the geyser. They passed out and died, initial police investigations show. </p>.<p>When the landlord broke the bathroom door open, he discovered Chandrashekhar and Sudharani's lifeless bodies. Chandrashekar's body was in a sitting position with his back to the bathroom wall. Sudharani was lying on the floor, Chandrashekhar's left leg straddling her right leg. </p>.<p>The jurisdictional Chikkajala police were notified by resort management. They visited the house and sent the bodies for post-mortem. The bodies have been handed over to the families after the post-mortem. </p>.<p>"We have collected samples from the house and sent them for forensic examination. We are awaiting the report," another police officer part of the investigation said.</p>
<p>A young couple, about to marry, was found dead in the bathroom of their house in northeastern Bengaluru's Chikkajala. </p>.<p>Police believe that the victims were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide fumes on the night of June 10. The deaths were discovered around 10 am on Sunday by the landlord after he got anxious as the couple neither stepped out nor responded to his repeated knocks on the door. </p>.<p>Police gave the victims' names as Chandrashekhar M, 30, and Sudharani Binni, 22. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/air-quality-remains-poor-in-bengaluru-10-other-cities-1226950.html" target="_blank">Air quality remains poor in Bengaluru, 10 other cities</a></strong></p>.<p>Chandrashekhar hailed from Sheelavantapura village in the Gundlupete taluk of Chamarajanagar district. Sudharani was from Mamadapur, a village in Belagavi's Gokak taluk. </p>.<p>Both worked at a luxury resort near Nandi Hills. Chandrashekhar rented a house belonging to a policeman in Tarabanahalli, about 10 km from the Kempegowda International Airport. </p>.<p>Chandrashekhar and Sudharani were in a romantic relationship and were due to marry. Their families were on board, a senior police officer said. </p>.<p>On June 10, at around 6 pm, Chandrashekhar and Sudharani came to the house to spend some time together. About three hours later, they decided to shower together. They switched on the bathroom geyser. It was a 7.5-litre gas geyser connected to an LPG cylinder placed next to the Indian-style toilet. </p>.<p>While the subsequent chain of events is unclear, circumstantial evidence shows that the geyser malfunctioned, generating carbon monoxide. </p>.<p>The closure of the bathroom door and the window proved fatal for the couple as they inhaled carbon monoxide fumes released by the geyser. They passed out and died, initial police investigations show. </p>.<p>When the landlord broke the bathroom door open, he discovered Chandrashekhar and Sudharani's lifeless bodies. Chandrashekar's body was in a sitting position with his back to the bathroom wall. Sudharani was lying on the floor, Chandrashekhar's left leg straddling her right leg. </p>.<p>The jurisdictional Chikkajala police were notified by resort management. They visited the house and sent the bodies for post-mortem. The bodies have been handed over to the families after the post-mortem. </p>.<p>"We have collected samples from the house and sent them for forensic examination. We are awaiting the report," another police officer part of the investigation said.</p>
