Beltangady: In a shocking incident a young couple consumed poison at Nirachelume Dharmasthala here on April 3.
According to the Belthangady police 22-year-old Anusha, a native of Chikballapur and Ramesh a native of Chitradurga were in love but the parents were against their marriage. On April 3, both Ramesh and Anusha came to Dharmastala, they visited the temple and later went to a remote area on the hill to end their lives.
When a local resident Guruvappa went to collect wood in the area, he heard the screams of a girl, he followed the voice and was shocked to find a girl fighting between life and the death along with a boy pleading for help. Guruvappa immediately got help and rushed them to the hospital but Anusha died on the way to the hospital.
Ramesh was shifted to a hospital in Mangaluru and his condition is said to be critical. A case has been registered in Beltangady police station.