India News | Lovers Consume Poison in UP's Bulandshahr, Girl Dies

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 16-year-old girl died, while her lover is battling for life in a hospital after the two consumed poison at his house in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, police said on Monday.

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Bulandshahr, Jul 6 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl died, while her lover is battling for life in a hospital after the two consumed poison at his house in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, police said on Monday.

The incident took place on Sunday night in Rajghat area under Narora police station limits, they said.

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The man (20) and the girl were in love with each other. They belonged to the same community. They wanted to get married but the girl's parents did not approve of their relationship as she was a minor, Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Singh said.

Late on Sunday night, the girl went to the man's house and both of them consumed poison, he said.

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The two were taken to Community Health Centre, Debai in a critical condition. The girl died there, the police said.

The man's family has moved him to a private hospital in Aligarh, they said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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