Visakhapatnam: Lovers end life as families object
A couple (a married man and an unmarried woman) committed suicide by hanging from a tree.
VISAKHAPATNAM: A couple (a married man and an unmarried woman) committed suicide by hanging from a tree in a cashewnut garden near Gudilova area under Anandapuram police station limits in Vizag city. Though the couple took the extreme step a few days back, it came to light only on Wednesday when the locals found the semi-decomposed bodies of the couple and alerted the police.
The deceased were identified as Y. Ramanaji alias Haribabu, 32 and B, Revathi, 28, both were natives of Kovvuru area under Rolugunta mandal in Vizag district. They were employees with two different private firms. The police found a Bajaj Pulsar bike and four mobiles phones at the spot but no suicide note. Inspector of Anandapuram Police Station, R. Govinda Rao said that their preliminary investigation into the suicide pact revealed that the lovers belonged to the same community and were classmates. Their parents objected to the relationship.
However, Ramanaji married another girl who is his distant relative recently. Ramanaji and Revathi went missing from their homes on March 17 and a missing persons case was registered in Narsipatnam police station in Vizag district on March 19. Police officer Govinda Rao said that they have shifted the bodies to KG Hospital in Vizag city for post-mortem after registering a case under Section 174 of CrPC. Investigation is on to ascertain the exact reasons behind the suicide pact, he added.