Daijiworld Media Network - Moodbidri (SP)

Moodbidri, Jun 14: A young couple went missing after sending a message to the cell phone of a friend telling him that they had decided to commit suicide.  The couple comprises a lady from Badaga Mijar, who is a graduate, and a man who happens to be a member of band set.

With the support of locals, police from here have been undertaking detailed search for finding out the couple. It is learnt that on Thursday, they began the search in Pidamale forest at Kallamandkur.

The two missing persons knew each other well, and disappeared all of a sudden recently.

The youngsters had travelled to Kaup in the car belonging to a friend of the man. They then hired a taxi to reach the Pidamale forest area at Kallamandkur. Thereafter they were not seen. A ten rupee note and a cell phone were found in the car which they took to travel. In the currency note, the information that they had decided to end their lives was found written. The note has been taken by the police into custody.

The couple also had sent a message to the cell phone of the friend who dropped them in his car at Kaup, informing him that they would be ending their lives. Both the families have become very much worried after coming to know of this information. The cell phones of both of them have been switched off and hence creating problems in the investigation.

The police reportedly have questioned the friend of the man who had dropped the couple at Kaup. The family of the lady has filed missing complaint relating to the incident in the town police station here. There is no information about similar complaint having been registered relating to the disappearance of the man.