In a shocking incident, chatting on WhatsApp claimed the lives of a married man and his girlfriend in Hyderabad. The incident took place during the last two days over here, the police said on Sunday.

Shiva Kumar (27) committed suicide on Saturday after his wife scolded him for continuously chatting with his friend Venella on WhatsApp. His wife went on to the extent of even threatening him that she would complain about the same to the family elders. Unable to bear the trauma of Shiva Kumar's death, Venella (19) too consumed acid on Saturday and ended her life. She succumbed at the government-run Gandhi Hospital on Sunday, the police said.