Youth shoots at girlfriend, kills self in UP's Jaunpur

VARANASI: Upset after the marriage of his girlfriend was fixed with another youth, one Ankul Yadav, 24, shot himself dead after shooting the girl in Sauraiya village under the limits of Khutaha police station in Jaunpur district on Thursday.
“Ankul died on the spot while the girl was referred to Varanasi for treatment due to sharp deterioration in her health condition,” said Khutahan Ïnspector Trivenilal Sen, adding that the incident took place on the outskirts of Sauraiya village when the 23-year-old girl was returning home from a school where she taught junior classes.
During initial investigation, it came to light that Ankul, a native of Ghughuri Sultanpur village under Sarpataha police station area, and the girl studied in the same class in the past and they were also friends. Police said that Ankul had proposed the girl to marry him but her family members were not ready and fixed her marriage with another youth. Upset over the development, Ankul tried to kill the girl before committing suicide.