Gujarat: Girl studying in SSC, class nine boy hang selves in Panchmahal

VADODARA: Residents of a little tribal hamlet of Kharod in Panchmahal district were left stunned when a young boy and a girl were found hanging from a tree on the outskirts on Thursday morning.
Police said the teens were in a romantic relationship and committed suicide as they were aware that their families won’t agree to the marriage.
Bodies of Amita Rathwa (16) and Divyesh Rathwa (15) were spotted by the villagers early in the morning and they alerted the cops.Amita was a Class X student while Divyesh studied in Class IX.
They stayed in the same locality called Zer Faliya.
Police sub-inspector AM Bariya, who is holding charge of the Rajgadh police station said, “Preliminary investigation had revealed that the boy and the girl were having a relationship. Since they were residents of the same village, it was not possible for them to get married as per the local customs and rules.”
Bariya said that the families of the girl and the boy may not have approved of their relationship. The police are still looking into these details.