Koraput, Apr 4: Post the persecution video of the couple who had run away together from the G. Rautpur village under Dasmantpur block here, became public, police started an investigation into the matter. The couple were in love and had fled from the village on Mar 19 as their families were against the relationship due to caste and age issue. Three days after, they returned to the village as husband and wife. The family of the girl thrashed them mercilessly in front of the whole village and insulted them. Helpless, the couple attempt suicide by hanging themselves in their house on Mar 25. The girl was saved as her rope snapped but the boy died. Based on a complaint registered by the boy’s family, the cops have started investigating.
