Hisar, July 30: A couple recently attempted to commit suicide by consuming insecticide at a cyber cafe in the city as their families did not agree to their marriage. However, the situation changed, and both of them got married in the hospital on Saturday. According to a Times of India report, their parents had a change of heart, on seeing their condition, both of whom are being treated in the ICU.

Even though they were in the ICU, but still they dressed up as a bride, and groom, and got married. Their parents invited the hospital staff as guests. Gurmukh and Kusum met each other while studying at DN College, Hisar. They started off as friends but fell in love by the time they moved out of college. For almost two years, they tried persuading their parents and making them understand that they want to get married.

However, their parents were dead against their move, dejected they decided to end their lives by consuming pesticide. On that particular day, Gurmukh informed his brother about the suicide attempt on the phone, the family then rushed immediately to the spot, and admitted the couple to the hospital. With the intervention of the guard of a doctor, the duo's parents finally agreed to get their children married.

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