A Youth allegedly shot dead a 20-year-old girl and later killed himself in Haliyapur area of Sultanpur district, police said on Thursday.
Nagendra Prajapati (26) was said to be in a relationship with a girl, Renu, for almost a year. Both hailed from Rampur Babuan village, Haliapur police station in-charge RP Saroj said.
Nagendra was already married and had two children. He still wanted to get married with Renu but her brother was against the affair as they both belonged to different castes.
Around 10:15 am on Thursday, Nagendra shot dead his girlfriend before turning the pistol on himself, Saroj said, adding that both of them succumbed to the bullet wounds.
Renu used to live alone after her parents died a few years back. Her brother works in another area while her sister is married and lives with her in-laws, he said. According to villagers, Nagendra killed the girl as he was having suspicion that she was having an affair with someone else so he threatened her saying that if she did not marry him, he would not let her marry someone else and they both had to die to meet in the next birth.
The bodies were sent for post-mortem.
Superintendent of Police Somen Burma also reached the spot and inquired about the matter.
Meanwhile in Kaushambi, two youths were killed and one seriously injured when their two-wheeler crashed into a tree in the Karari area, police said on Thursday.
Prince Kesarwani (18) and 19-year-old Kishan Verma died on the spot when their two-wheeler rammed into a tree on Wednesday night, Additional Superintendent of Police Samar Bahadur Singh said.
All three had gone to Karari town from Fakirabad for work. While returning home at night, the two-wheeler lost control and crashed into the tree near Pindra intersection, Singh said.
The injured youth was admitted to the district hospital and the bodies were sent for post-mortem.