In a bizarre incident two lovelorn teenagers burnt themselves to death after learning that they had fallen for the same girl.

The incident in typical film style has left Jagatiyal town in Telangana in shock and disbelief. Jagatiyal deputy superintendent of police Venkat Ramanna told the media on Monday that the two class mates of 10th standard in St John’s School K Mahinder and Ravi Teja committed suicide by pouring petrol and setting themselves on fire.

“They were inspired by a recent Telugu movie RX100”, he said sharing the findings of the investigation into the incident of last night.

According to the police Mahinder and Ravi, both 16, were in depression for the last few days after they realized that they were in love with the same girl and they were also afraid that if their parents or teachers knew about it, they would be punished and they will not be able to live without the girl.

“The two had watched the film together and inspired by it they decided to end their lives as they realised that their love was destined to fail. Sunday being a holiday they went around together, had a drink at an isolated spot late in the evening. Later they poured the petrol they had brought with them on each other and set themselves on fire”, said the DSP.

Initially the police had suspected that they had killed each other after altercation but subsequent investigations revealed that it was a case of suicide pact.

“Both the teenagers were in depression for sometime. They failed to realize that the films were made for entertainment and not to copy it in the real life. The families of the two boys failed to realize the mental condition and the suicidal tendencies of the boy”, Venkat Ramanna said.

He urged the parents to keep an eye on their wards and if they notice any unusual changes they should immediately take them to the counselors.

After the incident on Sunday night the local people alerted the police and the ambulance about the two young boys caught in the flames.

Police said that  Madhinder died when he was being shifted in an ambulance to a local hospital and his class mate died when he was being taken to Karimnagar district hospital.

Earlier the police inspector Prakash had said that the boys might have set each other on fire angered by the fact that they were infatuated by the the same girl.

The police had initially registered a case of mysterious death and were probing the incident from various angles.

The families of the two boys alleged that there was a third person at the spot when the incident occurred.

St. Johns School remained close on Monday after paying condolences over the death of the two students.

The school correspondent Shobha said that she was not aware of any problem between the two students. While Mahinder was a regular in attendance, the other boy was irregular, she added.