Couple commits suicide within hours of marriage

A young couple allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison within hours of getting married at Bishanpur in Kishanganj district of Bihar, police said today. DH Illustration. For Representation Purpose

A young couple allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison within hours of getting married at Bishanpur in Kishanganj district of Bihar, police said today.

The boy and the girl entered into the wedlock at a temple last night, but chose to commit suicide soon after by consuming poison fearing that their respective parents would not accept their inter-caste marriage.

Bodies of the couple were recovered from some distance away from the temple this morning. Police is investigating the incident.