Fearing opposition from their family members, two lovers allegedly committed suicide.

Their bodies were found lying in the forest of Lavedi area in Etawah district on Thursday morning. Both the girl and the boy were distant relatives and recently the girl was married to another youth.

According to Subhash, father of the deceased youth Anuj, he and his entire family had participated in the marriage of the deceased girl, Kalpana, on May 4. They also gave financial support to Kalpana’s family.

Subhash said that they never thought that Anuj was in love with Kalpana and whenever they saw the two together, they took them just as brother-sister. He said that on Wednesday their secret affair came before the entire family and it shocked them all.

Anuj used to work in a travel agency in Raychopra, Hyderabad and had come to the village last month just before the wedding. Kalpana’s brother Satish also worked with Anuj in Hyderabad. He said that after returning, he and Anuj gave money to Kalpana’s father so that he could construct his house before the wedding on May 4. 

Subhash said that at midnight on May 25, both Anuj and Kalpana left home, saying that they were going to attend Bhagwat Katha. When they did not return, a ‘missing’ report was lodged with the local police.

Subhash said that till then they were unaware that the two were in love and only on Wednesday they learnt about it through one of Anuj’s friends.

Subhash said before they could trace out both, they were shocked to learn from the villagers on Thursday morning that the bodies of Anuj and Kalpana were hanging from a tree outside the village.

He claimed that Kalpana was married in Madaiya Dilip Nagar in Jalaun and she seems to have planned to elope with Anuj, hence she returned home on May 22 and three days later, on May 25, they both eloped and fearing that the family members would not accept their relationship, they ended their lives.