Hassan (Karnataka): Two persons were found dead with gunshot wounds in the district headquarters town on Thursday, police said.

Police suspect it to be a "case of murder and suicide".

According to Hassan Superintendent of Police Mohammad Sujitha MS, the two men had come to Hoysala Nagar in a car and were seen having a heated argument over some issue near a plot.

Subsequently, people living nearby heard gunshots. One person was found dead outside the car and the other inside the vehicle.

“It appears that the man found dead inside the car shot another man and then shot himself. Investigation is underway to find out the exact cause of death,” said Sujitha.

Police sources said the deceased have been identified as Sharafat Ali of Hassan and Asif of Bengaluru.