Sambalpur: In a shocking incident, a woman and her son were found dead inside their house in Tangarpali area under Ainthapali police limits of Odisha's Sambalpur district today.

The deceased were identified as Jyotsnarani Das, who was a teacher by profession, and her son Sudhir Panda.

According to reports, neighbours detected foul smell emanating from the house and informed the police.

Later, the mother-son duo was found hanging inside the room. Police have recovered the bodies for post-mortem and started an investigation into the incident.

Though the reason behind the deaths was yet to be ascertained, it is being suspected that the two died by suicide.