Daijiworld Media Network – Shivamogga (EP)
Shivamogga, Mar 20: In a shocking incident, a couple in love, belonging to different religions committed suicide together here after realising that it was impossible for them to get married.
Newmandli resident Kaushik (19) and Hulideva Banagrama resident Mehtaj Shirin(18) are the deceased. They were BCom students.
Mehtaj was going to the college from Shivamogga hostel. They were classmates and had decided to get married as they were in love. But they were afraid that their respective families will not consent for their marriage as they belonged to different religions.
Therefore, Kaushik had brought Mehtaj to his residence. His mother had gone to Hanagerekatte with her friends. There was nobody at home. The two committed suicide by hanging in the house.
The family members of the boy were in shock and grief. Doddapete police who arrived after getting information have taken the dead bodies for postmortem. A police case is registered at Doddapete police station.