A 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old girl, who had been second cousins, allegedly died by suicide in Deer Park of Hauz Khas, south Delhi, on Sunday morning, law enforcement officials conscious of the matter stated, including that the deceased doubtless took the intense step as a result of they had been in a romantic relationship opposed by their households.
In accordance with police, the victims, who had been initially from Nepal, hanged themselves from a tree contained in the park. The management room obtained a name concerning the incident at 6.31am from the park safety guard. “The decision was made by guard Baljit Singh, 35, who lives in Hauz Khas village,” extra deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Akansha Yadav. Police have initiated inquest proceedings within the matter.
An officer a part of the investigation stated that police didn’t discover a suicide observe from the deceased. The crime and forensic groups recovered two damaged telephones from the location. “No SIM was discovered inside the person’s telephone, however the girl’s telephone had a SIM, which was then inserted into one other telephone. Her household had been calling her, who then recognized the victims,” the officer stated, asking to not be named.
The our bodies had been shifted to a metropolis mortuary for the postmortem examination, after which they had been handed over to the households.
The victims had been initially from Arghakhanchi in Nepal the place their mother and father lived. The 2 got here to Delhi just a few years in the past for work. The person labored at an eatery in Lodhi Colony and lived together with his brother within the Pilanji village space of Laxmi Nagar, east Delhi, police stated. The lady lived in south Delhi’s Chhattarpur along with her sister and labored as a babysitter within the space for just a few households.
“The person left his home round 2pm on Saturday saying he was going for work, his 24-year-old brother stated. The lady’s sister stated that she had been staying with their aunt in Humayunpur village for the final three days and he or she had additionally left the home round 2pm on Saturday on some pretext,” the officer quoted above stated.
The 2 had lunch collectively on Saturday afternoon, officers probing the case stated, including that they went to the park round 8pm. The person’s brother instructed police that he made a name round 12.30am on Sunday. The sufferer then hung up saying he would name once more later as “he was caught up with one thing”.
“The brother stated he tried calling the sufferer once more however his telephone was switched off. These claims are being verified and now we have sought name element data of the deceased couple,” the officer stated.
In accordance with police, their households instructed investigators that the 2 had been in a relationship for just a few years. “Their grandfathers had been siblings. Their households had been strictly towards the connection as a result of they had been associated by blood,” this officer stated.
The couple had knowledgeable their households concerning the relationship about round per week in the past and had eloped to get married couple of days after. “They had been introduced again residence from India Gate and strictly instructed that they might not be collectively,” the officer stated.
In accordance with the person’s sister-in-law, the 2 had instructed their households on March 16 that they wished to get married. “However we instructed them that they had been associated by blood and shouldn’t be collectively,” she stated including that on March 18, the 2 left their respective homes to get married.
Nevertheless, the households received to find out about their location and so they had been caught at India Gate on March 20. The sister-in-law refused to share particulars about how they traced the 2.
The lady’s paternal uncle instructed HT that the couple was upset with their households’ objections and the lady’s father despatched her to dwell along with her aunt in Humanyunpur. “Her father, who’s in Nepal, determined that she ought to stick with the aunt below extra supervision,” he stated.
A 38-year-old frequent relative of the victims stated: “That they had been in a relationship for some time, however we don’t know the way lengthy. They had been instructed a number of instances to not pursue it, however had been adamant.”
Walkers within the park raised issues concerning the security, saying they think foul play. “The department of the tree was too skinny to hold the burden of two individuals. They had been doubtless murdered and hanged,” stated Kishan Dutt, a 48-year-old resident of Hauz Khas. Nevertheless, police have dominated out foul play within the incident up to now and stated they had been ready for the postmortem report.
One other resident, Ashok Kumar, stated,” The incident is an indication of safety menace within the park. There’s a want for CCTV cameras on the primary gates. Crimes have been reported from the park beforehand.”
