RAJKOT: A 25-year-old married man and a 22-year-old woman were found hanging from a tree on the outskirts of Vardusar village in Wankaner taluka of Morbi on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Mansinh Setaliya, a resident of Vardusar village and Shilpa Sarla from Bhimguda village in Wankaner. Mansinh and Shilpa were in love and had eloped on July 17. Mansinh was married and had a son while Shilpa was unmarried.
"Mansinh and Shilpa belong to the same community and were working as agricultural labourers. They eloped two weeks ago but feared that the community would not agree to their marriage as Mansinh was married with a son. They returned on Sunday night and instead of going to their villages, they hanged themselves from a tree,” said Wankaner Taluka police station sources.
The incident came to light on Monday morning when a villager saw them hanging.
"We are questioning the members of both of their families in this regard,'' said police.
