Caught Chatting On WhatsApp, Married Man, His Girlfriend Commit Suicide in Hyderabad
A married man and his alleged girlfriend committed suicide after being caught chatting on WhatsApp, the police said on Sunday.
Hyderabad, Oct 1: A married man and his alleged girlfriend committed suicide after being caught chatting on WhatsApp, the police said on Sunday. The incident took place incident occurred in Maredpally in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. 27-year-old Shiva Kumar committed suicide on Saturday after his wife reprimanded him for continuously chatting with his friend Venella on WhatsApp.
Shiva Kumar ended his life by hanging himself when he was alone in his house. 19-year-old Venella couldn't bear the trauma of Kumar's death and consumed acid on Saturday. She succumbed at the government-run Gandhi Hospital on Sunday. Kumar took the extreme step after his wife Lahari chided him for continuously chatting with Venella, a resident of the same neighbourhood. Ludhiana: 10-Year-Old Boy Circumcised by Three Men to 'Forcefully Convert' Him to Islam.
Despite marrying to Lahari, Shiva Kumar, an electrician, remained in touch with his childhood friend over the phone. Lahari had repeatedly asked her husband to stop chatting with Venella. After learning about Shiva Kumar's suicide, Venella slipped into depression. With locals blaming her for his death, she consumed acid and succumbed while undergoing treatment.
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