A couple apparently committed suicide as their families opposed their relationship. Kalicharan Prajapati (30) from Baratand village under Chatrochati Police Station in Bokaro district and his beloved from Ramgrah district took the extreme step on Saturday morning, police said.
A few passersby found them lying in unconscious state at a culvert of Baratand village. Kalicharan was found alive and was rushed to Gomia IEL hospital for treatment.
However, he could not recover and breathed his last after few hours.
On getting the information, his parents and relatives arrived at the hospital and took over to his body.
The girl who was found died on the spot. Police initially registered it as a case of suicide. Their bodies were sent for post-mortem at the Government hospital in Chas Bokaro. Police said that they belonged to two different localities. When their parents came they accepted that they knew about their affair, they vehemently opposed it.
It is also said that the parents of the girl was planning to marry her off to another person .This provoked the couple to commit suicide.