from Daijiworld's special correspondent in Panaji - Tuesday, Feb 14 - 11=30 am

• Five persons from Kerala in a suicide bid
• Second couple in critical condition
• A surviving ten-year-old girl key to clues on identity

Panaji, Feb 14: The city's residents on Tuesday rose to the scary morning on Valentine's Day when a couple died, another couple was critically admitted to Goa Medical college and a 10-year-girl admitted to a private hospital.

In a mass suicide bid, two tourist couples from Kerala along with a 10-year-old girl tried to commit suicide at Miramar beach.

"A couple – man and a woman – succumbed to death at Goa Medical College, while another couple was admitted to intensive care unit (ICU). A 10-year-old girl who was found accompanying them is being treated at a private hospital in Panaji,'' stated superintendent of pollice (north) D K Sawant.

"The tragic Incident occurred during wee hours. It was brought to the notice of the police later by the people who went for morning stroll on Miramar beach,'' informed police officials.

All the five persons are from Kerala and police are yet to locate their address. "The 10-year-old girl is talking in Malayalam and police have rushed with a translator to track down their native address,'' Sawant said.

The condition of a female admitted in ICU at Goa Medical college is reported to be improving while male remains critical, he said.