Two Teachers Found Dead in Suspected Suicide Pact on Diwali

Two schoolteachers were found dead in their home on Diwali, just 78 days after they remarried, in what police suspect was a suicide pact, The Times of India reported.

Manish Ganvir, 38, and his wife, Sonali, 35, were discovered hanging from a ceiling fan at their residence in Revati Nagar. The couple had been married for less than three months, having remarried on August 31.

Neighbors reported hearing the couple arguing loudly around 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Following the argument, the house fell silent.

Manish and Sonali both served as mathematics teachers at a school in Hedri, Gadchiroli, having joined for the 2025-26 academic year. Manish had recently received a promotion at the school.

The couple was alone at the time of the incident because Manish’s family had left for Bihar a day earlier. After receiving no response to repeated contact attempts, family members sent a relative to check on them on Sunday.

The relative found the house locked from the outside. Upon reaching the first floor and looking through a window, the individual discovered the couple hanging from the ceiling fan, each using a separate scarf.

Police have not yet recovered a suicide note. Officers are currently attempting to access the couple’s mobile phones to determine the circumstances that led to their deaths.

The deceased had both been in previous marriages. According to police, they had experienced troubled marital lives before deciding to start fresh together.

Senior officers from the Beltarodi police station visited the scene to begin an investigation. The bodies were sent for post-mortem examinations to assist in establishing the cause of death.

The specific reasons behind the incident remain unclear as investigators work to establish a timeline of the final hours in the household.