Woman, lover commit suicide in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, June 28: A 25-year-old woman and her lover “committed suicide” after their family reportedly opposed their affair, at a park in the posh Banjara Hills area here, police said on Sunday.

The victims were identified as Laxmipati (29) and Farida Begum (25), both natives of Narayanpet in Mahabubnagar district, police said adding the duo came to Jalagam Vengala Rao park here and committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance either late last night or this morning.

According to the Banjara Hills police they received the information about the incident at 7 am after one of the security guards of the park found their bodies.

An investigation officer said they had recovered a suicide note from the spot purportedly written by the duo, stating “we are voluntarily committing suicide and no one is responsible for our death.”

Police said Laxmipati was already married, and suspect he and Farida Begum resorted to the extreme step after their families reportedly opposed to their affair.

The bodies were handed over to their family members after an autopsy, the police officer said adding further investigations were underway.

–PTI