TV journalist, family members found dead in house

A television journalist, his wife and mother were found dead in their house here Thursday and a suspected gas leak from a refrigerator may have caused the deaths, police said. Prasanna (35), working with a Tamil news channel, Archana, aged around 30, and Revathi entering her sixties, did not open the door or answer it since this morning, police said quoting the neighbour.

Perhaps, a short circuit that blew the refrigerator up may have caused the gas leak, the police said referring to a preliminary investigation. "They may have fallen unconscious due to fumes and gases even before trying to find a way out," a senior officer told PTI, adding that the bodies have been sent for autopsy.

The investigation is on, he said.