Married man, woman hang selves to death in Vadnagar

Palanpur: A married man and woman died by suicide in the forest near Sambher village of Vadnagar taluka in Banaskantha on Tuesday morning. The deceased — Brijesh Patel (32) and Sangeeta Thakor (30) — are both married to different persons and were residents of Tundas village in Unjha taluka.

While Patel is a driver by profession

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Thakor used to work as kitchen help for a local caterer

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Police said bodies of the duo was found hanging by the same cloth on a branch of a tree in the forest area near Sambher village.

According to sub-inspector Tejas Desai, both Patel and Thakor knew each other before they got married to different persons. They both were parents of two children each.

Desai said that, as the deceased belonged to different caste, their parents and community members did not allow them to marry each other. However, the duo continued their relationship even after marriage to different persons.

Police said that the exact reason for the couple’s suicide was not known.