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Lovers attempt suicide at Prakasam barrage, man dies

VIJAYAWADA: A 28-year-old married woman and her cousin attempted suicide by jumping into Krishna River from Prakasam Barrage in the city, on Tuesday. Cops reached the spot and managed to rescue woman but failed to save her cousin.


According to police, the incident took place at around 4 pm. The deceased was identified as Urusu Suresh Babu.

Both Suresh and Priya (name changed) have been in a relationship for a long time. However, Priya was married off to another man, but she continued her relationship with Suresh.

On Monday, Priya’s husband chided her and Suresh after their affair was exposed. Feeling insulted, both of them walked down to the barrage and jumped into the water from gate number 44. After an hour of searching, cops recovered Suresh’s body from the river.

A case under Section 174 of CrPC (unnatural death) was registered at One-Town police station. Further investigation is still on.

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