India News | Interfaith Couple Commits Suicide in Basti
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An interfaith couple allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves from a tree in Khamria village of the district here, police said on Monday.
Basti, Jun 27 (PTI) An interfaith couple allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves from a tree in Khamria village of the district here, police said on Monday.
The bodies of the 16-year-old Muslim girl and 17-year-old Hindu boy were found hanging from a tree near a pond in the village, Circle officer (Rudhauli) Ambika Ram said.
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The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, he added.
According to the villagers, the couple was in love, the officer said.
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