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Man, woman commit suicide in KK Nagar

MADURAI: A man and a woman committed suicide by consuming poison at the Sundaram Park located in KK Nagar on Tuesday. They were found dead by park users who alerted the city police.


The bodies were shifted to Government Rajaji Hospital and the post mortem would be conducted on Wednesday. Based on a complaint, case was registered with the Anna Nagar police station under the CrPc section 174 (suspicious death).



The deceased were identified as Archunan, 35, and Chithra, 30, from a village near Usilampatti . Police sources said that the two, belonging to different communities, were having an extramarital affair. When the relationship came out recently, they began facing problems from relatives. They eloped a couple of days back with the intention of getting married, while their family members had approached the local police station and lodged oral missing complaints. They also left behind a note stating no one was responsible for their death, police said.

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