Bihar: Cousins commit suicide in Banka

PATNA: Two teenage cousins allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves from a tree at a village under the Katoria police station area in Banka district on Sunday. The two, according to police, had a love affair.
SHO of Kartoria police station Neeraj Tiwari said the two used nylon ropes to commit suicide. “The two had gone missing on Saturday night. Villagers spotted their bodies around 6.30am and informed the police about it,” he said.
He added the family members of the 18-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl came to know about their affair six months back and the girl was sent to her maternal uncle’s house and the boy to Kolkata.“However, there was marriage in the girl’s family and the two had reached the village three days back. The two disappeared on Saturday night and their bodies were found on Sunday,” the SHO said.
He added no suicide note was recovered from the spot. “The bodies were handed over to the respective families after post-mortem,” he said.