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Couple mark wedding anniversary with suicide
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In a shocking incident, a man and his nine-month pregnant wife
committed suicide by allegedly electrocuting themselves at Sada
on Friday evening on their first wedding anniversary. The couple
had married a year ago.
Relatives informed that, the deceased Shravan Shambhu Gawas (36)
and wife Alka Gawas (25) committed suicide at their residence on
Friday evening, while police informed that the couple got themselves
electrocuted.
It is learnt the couple opened the fan regulator and got themselves
entangled to a live wire which passed electricity through themselves.
Alka was reportedly nine months pregnant and was due to deliver a
baby later this month.
The incident came to light when the brother of the deceased Shravan
came home and failed to get any response after knocking the door.
After an anxious wait, he alerted Alka's parents who reside in the
adjoining house. Later, they managed to break open the door,
only to find the two bodies lying inside.
It is believed that the couple were staying by themselves, while
Shravan's parents lived in Pernem. Shravan was a taxi driver by
profession.
Meanwhile, residents, shocked with the incident, failed to explain
any motive behind the drastic step taken by the couple.
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