Couple jumps in front of moving train, dies

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 12

Depressed over parents’ objection to their relationship, a couple, including a minor, allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in the district on Saturday.

They took the extreme step after their parents did not agree to their marriage, the police claimed.

The deceased have been identified as 16-year-old Kirandeep Kaur, a resident of Basti Danishmanda and 22-year-old Manpreet Singh of Safipur village, Lambra.

The duo went missing from home on Thursday.

“The teenagers were found dead on Saturday on the Jalandhar-Kapurthala railway track. The incident was reported to us by some locals at 5:45 am. Prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide. However, nobody saw them jumping in front of the train, nor was a suicide note recovered. The matter is under investigation,” said Jatinder Singh, Assistant Sub-Inspector, Ground Railway Police (GRP), adding that no written complaint was filed by the parents of the couple. The girl’s parents had reported her missing complaint at police division 5.

While the boy’s body was found lying on the track, the body of the girl was found at a little distance.

Surjit Singh, sarpanch of Safipur village, said the boy, a graduate, was a carpenter. “Disapproving to the couple’s demand of marriage, their parents had asked them to wait until the girl turned 18. However, upset over opposition from their families, they eloped before taking the extreme step,” the sarpanch said.

Reportedly, the couple knew each other for the past over 10 months.

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