Couple ends life following harassment

Boath: A couple of Degama village in Bajarhathnur mandal of Adilabad district allegedly committed suicide by hanging in their house on Tuesday night following an alleged harassment by some persons in view of a dispute over the compound wall with a neighbour.

Koppula Narayana (52) and Lakshmi (40) were found hanging on Wednesday by the villagers, who informed the local police. ccording to the police, a case pertaining to the dispute is still pending in a court. In this regard four villagers have been harassing the couple. The couple felt humiliated and ended their lives.

A pall of gloom descended in the village following the couple’s deaths as relatives of the deceased were wailing inconsolably. peaking to the media, Boath Circle Inspector of Police Jayaram Naik, told The Hans India that the couple had spelled out the reason this in a suicide note. The police took the four persons into custody for investigation, after registering a case.'