In love, Muslim boy, minor Hindu girl attempt suicide

LUCKNOW: A day after running away from their native district Gorakhpur, a minor Hindu girl and her Muslim boyfriend attempted suicide at a hotel in Lucknow’s Naka area late on Wednesday night.

The couple, who were spotted bleeding profusely by the hotel staff on Thursday morning, was rushed to Balrampur hospital, where their condition is said to be out of danger.

In love with each other for last two years, the duo claimed to have got married in a temple and had decided to settle down here in Lucknow.

However, when they came to know that the girl’s family had lodged an FIR against the youth for kidnapping a minor girl and the police have taken his father into custody to question about his location, they decided to end their lives.

“The youth purchased four razors and they slit their nerves on Wednesday midnight after writing a suicide note that they are ending their lives and nobody else is responsible for it,” said the police.

Arman Hussain, 21 and the minor girl came to know about Gorakhpur police action after the youth’s sister informed him about the development over phone and requested them to return home.

“While Arman, a resident of Turkmanpur area of Gorakhpur, is a salesman at a cosmetics shop, the girl is her neighbor and a minor as per the date of birth mentioned on her Aadhar card found with her,” said Sanjay Kharwar, senior sub inspector, Naka police station.

The city cops have informed the Gorakhpur police about the incident and have kept the couple under their vigilance till the arrival of the team.

He said the youth stated during questioning that he and the girl decided to run away when his father Aslam, a tempo driver, fixed the boy’s marriage after coming to about his love affair with a girl from other community.

They both reached Lucknow on Wednesday morning and checked in at Amar Prem hotel near Basmandi crossing in Naka.