Tech students in suicide pact

HYDERABAD: A young couple, both B Tech students from the city, committed suicide after their families reportedly refused to accept their relationship as they were from different castes.
Sirish Goud, 21, of Sri Rama Colony Uppal and B Tech student of Vastaya Engineering College in Bhongir, and Jyothi Reddy, 21, of Dwaraka Nagar in Boduppal and a B Tech student of Aurora Technological and Research Institute in Uppal, committed suicide by consuming pesticide at a friend���s place in Vikarabad.According to police, they fell in love a year ago, but their families opposed their marriage due to caste differences. On Tuesday, Jyothi and Sirish mustered courage and went to Jyothi���s friend Parthiv Reddy���s place in Vikarabad to get married.
However, their family members tracked the couple down to Vikarabad and made plans to bring them back to the city. The young couple got wind of their parents��� plans and decided to end their lives and consumed pesticide on Wednesday morning, Vikarabad sub-inspector K Shekar Goud told TOI over the phone.
Parthiv Reddy, who gave them shelter, noticed the couple in an unconscious state and rushed them to a nearby hospital in Vikarabad. As their condition deteriorated, the youngsters were rushed to Mahavir hospital in the city. Jyothi was later shifted to another hospital, but both of them succumbed while undergoing treatment. A suspicious death case was registered at the Vikarabad police station.