Rajkot: Two lovebirds are thought to consume poisons that are worried that their families will not approve their marriage in the Wankaner city of the Morbi district.
While the 18-year-old identified as Rita as she died during treatment at the Rajkot Civil Hospital, a 20-year-old boy, Devraj Mansuriya struggled for life in critical condition, police said.
Devraj and Rita fell in love when they lived in the same residential community Aarogyanagar in the city of Wankaner.
However, after Rita’s father died, he shifted to Dhamalpar Village near the city with a brother and his mother.
However, their love trial continued even though he had shifted.
On Sunday, Rita and her family came to attend her mother’s son’s marriage to Aarogyanagar.
At night, Rita and Devraj met in a temple where they consumed toxic substances.
Rita was taken to the Rajkot civil hospital where she died while Devraj’s condition was said to be critical, police said.
“There are some injuries on the girl’s waist, so we suspect some violation games.
But postmortem forensics confirmed that he died of poison,” said the source at the Wankaner Police Station.
Even though they belonged to the same caste, their families opposed their marriage and this was thought to be the main cause of drastic steps.