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A one-sided love story ended on a tragic note in Amroha where a lovesick constable opened fire on his female colleague and later shot himself too after a brief argument, police said on Monday.
Both were admitted to a hospital in Moradabad in a critical condition where the lady constable reportedly succumbed to her injuries while the accused was still battling for his life. His condition was stated to be "critical".
According to reports, Constable Manoj Kumar (26) barged into the residence of Constable Megha Chaudhary (25), in Avantika Nagar Colony in Saidangali area of Gajraula and shot at her on Sunday evening. He later shot at himself too.
Both were rushed and admitted to a hospital in Moradabad where the lady constable died in the night.
Amroha's Superintendent of Police Suniti said that both the constables were of 2018 batch and were friendly with each other.
Manoj was attached to the police response vehicle (PRV) of Saidangali police station. He took a day's leave on Sunday and reached the woman constable's house and committed the crime.
Further investigations are on and the police are trying to find out the motive behind the crime.
The police are waiting for Manoj's condition to stabilise before questioning him about the incident.
The lady constable's family was informed about her death.
In another incident, two teenage lovers ended their lives after facing opposition from their parents in Auraiya. Reports said that 20-year-old Shivbhan aka Dharmendra, hailing from Bijalpur hamlet of Ayana in Auraiya, was having an affair with 18-year-old Aasma, residing in the same locality. Their families were against their affair and had warned the two several times.
However, as the two continued with their affair so the family members of both decided to settle their marriages somewhere else. While Shivbhan's engagement was fixed for Monday evening, Aasma's wedding was to take place next month.
Reports said that upset with their parents' move, Shivbhan ended his life a few hours before his marriage. His body was found hanging from the ceiling in his room on Monday morning.
When this news reached Aasma, she too locked herself in a room. The family members tried to get in but when they failed, they raised an alarm but by the time the neighbours rushed there and managed to break open the doors, the girl had also ended her life. She too was found hanging from the ceiling.
The police rushed to the spot soon after learning about the suicides and sent both the bodies for autopsy.