Angul, Feb 12: A short circuit reportedly led to the death of an elderly couple in Angul district last night.

The incident happened at Sanajorada village under Karnapur panchayat.

The deceased Dukhabandhu Sahu and his wife Panchali Sahu were found dead in their bedroom this morning.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the couple died of suffocation as the room, where their bodies were found filled with smoke due to short circuit in the fan that was on at night.