A 21-year-old man and his underage girlfriend were found dead in a hotel room in Chandigarh, days after eloping, police told NDTV. Arshad, a factory worker, and the 17-year-old had run away from their home in Bezarazpur village on August 18. They were found dead on Thursday, with police suggesting that the couple might have ingested poison.
“The bodies were discovered in a hotel in Chandigarh, along with a suicide note. In the note, the couple stated that they were taking their own lives,” the SSP said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sanjay Kumar said the girl’s family had filed an abduction complaint against Arshad two days earlier. The report further detailed that while the couple was missing, some Hindu activists had also pressured the police to search for them. Muzaffarnagar police were informed about the deaths by their Chandigarh counterparts on Thursday night.
Police said the girl had left school on August 18 but never returned home. The two had reportedly been in a relationship for some time.
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