Agra: In a shocking incident, a teenage Hindu-Muslim couple set themselves ablaze as their families objected to their alleged relationship. The couple locked themselves in a room during the wee hours of Saturday and set the room on fire. Their bodies were locked in a tight embrace, said the police.
According to a media report, the boy, Sonu Mohammad, and the girl, Sheelam Kumari, studied in the same school. Mohammad, who was a Class 10 student and Sheelam, a year junior to him, fell for each other. However, their families objected to their relationship as the duo hailed from two different communities.
The couple’s death came as a shock to the neighbours and families of the deceased as they didn’t have an inkling of the incident. Sheelam was married off to a man from Kuberpur on May 9. The girl didn’t show distress when she paid a visit to her parents’ place on Friday. “She seemed to be quite happy, but the next morning we found her dead body along with Sonu,” Sheelam’s brother lamented.
“I saw flames coming out of Sonu’s room at around 4 am. I immediately rushed to the spot in an attempt to check on the room. The police came an hour after the incident, broke into the room and doused the flames,” Sonu’s brother was quoted as saying.
Though the bodies have been sent for autopsy, the families have refused to lodge any complaint with the police. Prima facie it seems to be a case of suicide, the police said.
