Hyderabad: An 18-year-old girl who went missing from her home three months ago was found dead in the Hayathnagar forest area on Wednesday, police said.
The girl, Manasa, whose body had decomposed, was in love with her neighbour Haribabu. They had eloped and committed suicide. Manasa’s body could not be traced and a missing case was registered.
Her family identified her from her clothes and earrings. A suicide note saying that they “should be buried in the same place” was recovered from the spot.
Police said that B. Manasa’s family migrated from Nalgonda and settled in Hayathnagar. She discontinued her studies after Class IX and was learning tailoring. Her neighbour, N. Haribabu, 25, an electrician, fell in love with Manasa.
Coming to know of this her parents sent her to their relatives in Warangal.
Haribabu came to know of this, went to Warangal and they eloped. On November 21 they went to a forest in Thattiannaram village, police said.
Around midnight Haribabu sent an SMS to both families from his mobile saying they are committing suicide. Haribabu collapsed after consuming poison. Later, Haribabu ran on to the main road and called his family. His people rushed to the spot and found him unconscious by the roadside.
Later, he died in hospital. Since then, Manasa’s family had been searching for her. On Wednesday, the police and her family started searching at the spot where Haribabu was found.
“About three km inside the forest we found a body covered with a sheet. Her family identified her from her clothes and earrings,” said SI Venkatesh.
Police also recovered a bag and a suicide note saying they had married. “We are ending lives. Nobody is responsible. Please do not trouble those we contacted before our suicide,” the note said. A suspicious death case was registered and the body was handed over to the family after postmortem.
