New Delhi: A minor girl and her 21-year-old boyfriend "died consuming poison on being summoned to a police station" in Tripura's Gomati district on Monday, an officer said.
In the wake of a complaint lodged by the 17-year-old girl's father, the duo was summoned last Friday.
Ananda Chakma, an inhabitant of South Tripura's Sabroom region, was in a relationship with the girl from Dhalai area for a long while, the official said.
They absconded, following which the girl's father filed a complaint at Gandacherra police headquarters in Dhalai region, asserting that her girl had been abducted.
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Following up on the grievance, police did look and found the couple in Kaptali, around 30 km from Silacherra police headquarters in Gomati district.
The couple and their parents were summoned on Friday, Officer in Charge (OC) of Silacherra police headquarters, Srikanta Rudrapaul, told PTI on Monday.
"Anticipating trouble, the duo had consumed poison. They threw up inside the police station," he said.
"Both were immediately rushed to hospitals. The girl died on Sunday night at Gomati district hospital, while the boy breathed his last at GBP hospital, Agartala, on Monday. No case has been registered in connection with the tragic incident," he added.
(With PTI inputs)
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