Mangalore: Pain of Separation Leads Two Girls to Suicide

Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur

Puttur, Jun 4: In a tragic incident, two girls allegedly committed suicide together by jumping into a well here on Monday June 4.

The deceased have been identified as Sharanya and Ramya, said to be childhood friends.

Sharanya was a resident of Karmalu here and was in the 6th semester of her engineering course. Ramya, from Kudroli in Mangalore had finished her second PU and was pursuing a computer course.

It is said that both were close friends and were together since 15 years, and had studied together in Vivekananda College here.

It is learnt that on the night of Sunday June 3, Sharanya's mother told her daughter to learn to live without Ramya, as someday they would have to be separated.

It is said that following the reprimand, the thought of separating from each other led them to end their lives.

Ramya and Sharanya met at the latter's house in Karmalu where they decided to commit suicide, sources said.