A 20-year-old youth committed suicide by hanging from a tree near his beloved person’s house in Sakrama village under Kashmar police station area on Wednesday late evening. The deceased identified as Rajesh Kumar Mahto was a college student and was unmarried.
Police have recovered the body and sent it to the Tenughat mortuary for post-mortem and registered a case of suicide. According to the statement made by his father Dukhu Mahto, his son had an affair with a girl residing at their neighbourhood.
“We are shocked and never knew that he will take such step. My son had gone to meet the girl last evening and but did not return till late in the night. His body was found hanging from the tree,” said the deceased’s father Dukhu Mahto in his statement.
SDPO R.Ramkumar of Bermo confirmed it to be a case of suicide. “As per our information. The deceased had an affair with a girl in the neighbourhood and some members of her family had raised serious objection about the extramarital affair of the girl. We are probing into the case which will also be supervised by a deputy superintendent of police,” said the Bokaro SP.
A resident of locals said that the family members of the girl in question had threatened Rajesh with dire consequences if he does not stop having the illicit affair. He said it was out of fear the deceased had become very nervous and committed suicide.