DAYA News Bureau, 1 December 2022: In a rare tragic incident, a young couple committed suicide together in the Babnabera locality of Durgapur in the state’s Paschim Bardhaman district, on 30th November. Locals claim that being unable to bear the torture of the family, Akash Akuray and his wife Pampa Ruidas took such a step.
After being in a romantic relationship, 16 year old Pampa Ruidas got married to 24 year old Akash Akuray a couple of years ago. But the family members of Akash could not accept this marriage.
It is known from local sources that there were various disturbances in this Ruidas family since the marriage. Allegedly, even after getting married in the same neighborhood, Akash’s family did not allow Pampa to have contact with her father’s house. The torture intensified when Pampa became pregnant recently, they further claimed. Akash tried his best to make his parent understand and stop the torture on Pampa.
“Both of them loved each other, but Akash’s family never accepted the marriage. Her (Pompa) in-laws never let her speak to me, and always kept guard on her,” mother of the deceased stated.
The relatives of the dead couple claimed that Akash could not accept this torture on his wife. The police of Kanksa police station recovered the hanged frozen bodies of the two from Akash’s house and sent them to Durgapur sub-district hospital for post mortem. An investigation to look into the incident has started. Cops denied to comment on the matter when asked about the issue.