Lover stabs woman to death, commits suicide

Chittoor: A married woman, Gita Rani (32), was stabbed multiple times by her lover Hameed (38) under the limits of II Town police station here on Thursday morning. Later, Hameed also committed suicide by consuming pesticide-laced drink. Immediately, both were shifted to government general hospital where doctors declared they were brought dead.

According to police sources, Gita Rani was a resident of Durganagar Colony here and had an illicit affair with Hameed. The deceased's husband is in the Army. The police registered a case and sent dead bodies for post-mortem.