Construction worker, PUC girl commit suicide

Sirsi, Dec 5: A boy and a girl from Sirsi committed suicide by hanging themselves from a tree on the outskirts of Hubballi on Thursday.

The police gave the names of the deceased as Raghu Hanumanthappa Bhovi of Ramanabailu and Mamata Shankar Kalabhag of Nilekani village near Sirsi.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that while Raghu was working as a construction worker, Mamata was studying in the Government PU College at Nilekani near Sirsi.

The police said that their parents had opposed the couple’s relationship and they had reportedly warned them against meeting each other.

However, the boy and girl reportedly continued to meet each other and when they realised that there would be more opposition they eloped from the village.

The police said that they called up their family members on Wednesday to convey their decision of ending their lives and then switched off their cellphones.