AURANGABAD: As many as four people died by suicide in three different incidents in Aurangabad on Monday.
In the first incident, reported in Jalki Bazaar of Sillod rural, under the limits of Ajanta police station, a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old boy ended their lives by hanging from a tree. The incident came to light in the morning after the bodies were spotted by a passerby.
Ajanta police station’s assistant inspector Ajit Vispute said, “Preliminary probe has revealed that the youngsters were in relationship.”
The officer, citing the version of some relatives of the deceased, said about a couple of days ago, the minor girl’s family had learnt about their alleged relationship.
“We are trying to verify the events that might have triggered the couple to take the extreme step,” he added.
In the second incident, Vaibhav Fapale (19), a pharmacy student, committed suicide at his residence in Mayur Nagar of Hudco in the wee hours of Monday. A case of accidental death has been registered.
In the third incident, a 26-year-old man — Pandurang Dake of Nitrud village in Majalgaon of Beed district — committed suicide three days after his wedding. Police said that he got married on Saturday and on Monday morning, there was a Satyanarayan puja that the deceased attended along with his wife and other family members.
After all the relatives and family members got busy with the gathering, he left home and reached their farm, where he hanged himself from a tress using a rope.
