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Uttar Pradesh: Unmarried couple kills themselves suicide by hanging

Updated on: 05 January,2024 04:15 PM IST  |  Sambhal
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Prima facie, it appears that they were having an affair against the wishes of their family members. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination and further investigation is on into the matter, the police said. 

Uttar Pradesh: Unmarried couple kills themselves suicide by hanging

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Key Highlights

  1. Rahul was Veena`s nephew
  2. The 20-year woman hanged herself from a tree
  3. Soon after, the 19-year old man ended his life too

An unmarried couple allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves in Gunnaur police station area of this district on Friday, police said. The incident took place in Sambhal city of Uttar Pradesh. 


According to a PTI report, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kuldeep Singh Gunawat said that a 20-year-old woman named Veena, who worked as a labourer at a brick kiln, hanged herself from a tree this morning. "Shortly after, one Rahul (19) also ended his life," he added. Gunawat said that Rahul was Veena's nephew.


"Prima facie, it appears that they were having an affair against the wishes of their family members," the SP added. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination and further investigation is on into the matter, the police said. 


In another shocking recent case, an Uttar Pradesh Police Constable posted in Agra allegedly raped and then strangled a 25-year-old Dalit woman. The woman's body was found hanging from the ceiling of the policeman's rented room on December 29, police said. 

According to police, the woman had visited the constable's rented room in Agra a day before the incident, PTI reported. RK Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Chhata, said, "Raghvendra Singh (27), a police constable posted in Agra has been arrested in the murder of a 25-year-old woman who was found hanging in his rented room in Belanganj under the limits of Chhata Police Station in Agra city.

Agra Police has booked the constable under sections 306, 376 and SC/ST Act of IPC, he said. The post mortem report revealed hanging as the cause of death. "Constable Raghavendra Singh is a native of Jhansi and was living in rented accommodation in Belanganj. The two were known to each other from the past. The girl was working at a Kidney Centre in Gurugram," RK Singh said. 

The officer said that on the day of the incident Singh had come to his office but left early. Later he informed his colleagues about the incident. He was arrested on Sunday on the complaint of the family members of the woman.

According to her brother, the two had taken training for nursing in Jhansi and had been in touch since.

(With inputs from PTI)

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