This Article is From Jan 11, 2011

Dehradun: Teenage couple commits suicide by jumping before speeding train

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Dehradun: A teenage couple allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a speeding train at
Jogiwala Badripur railway crossing, said the police.

Seventeen-year-old Vicky, a student of class XI, and 16-year-old Parul, a student of class VIII, studying in Kendriya Vidyalaya of Hathibadkala area, were in a relationship.

The school authorities were also aware of their relation and had called their parents to share the information. When the two reached their homes, they were scolded by their parents, who also asked them to concentrate on their studies.

However, the boy and the girl later left their house in the evening and jumped before the train and ended their lives.

When the two did not return home late last evening, a missing report was lodged by their parents.

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The incident of their suicide came to light last night when the driver of Delhi-bound Mussoorie Express informed the guard at the crossing that two persons had jumped before the
train.

Their family members later identified their bodies.
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