A couple, scheduled to fly to Delhi on Friday noon to meet their son, was found dead in Goregaon West under mysterious circumstances. The police had discovered the body of the woman in the bedroom of the flat, while her husband was found dead in the building premises on Friday. Based on preliminary findings, the police suspect that the man may have murdered his wife and later committed suicide.

The deceased were identified as Kishore Manohar Pednekar, 55 and Dr Rajshree Pednekar, a physiotherapist. The woman is said to be in her fifties. Goregaon police suspect Pednekar may have strangled his wife Rajshree in their flat on the third floor of the Topiwala building before committing suicide by jumping from the terrace of the five-storey building at 4 am.