Ahmedabad: At least 57 people watched a young couple die by suicide live on Instagram in a village in Dahod, Gujarat, on Tuesday. Police said the boy and girl, who were in a relationship, died by suicide while streaming …

Ahmedabad: At least 57 people watched a young couple die by suicide live on Instagram in a village in Dahod, Gujarat, on Tuesday. Police said the boy and girl, who were in a relationship, died by suicide while streaming the act live on their Instagram account.Police said that the incident occurred in the forested area close to Hirapur village of Singvad taluka. They said that a minor girl and a man around 20 years old took their lives. Police said that both of them were from different villages and travelled about 20 km to reach the spot.Bengaluru: Man dies by suicide after video call with ‘girlfriend'”We are still investigating exactly what led them to end their lives. What we have come to know is that they were in a relationship. The girl was a minor while the boy an adult and belonged to a tribal community. Whether there was any opposition to their relationship we don’t know,” Dahod district superintendent of police Ravirajsinh Jadeja told DH.He added that police have registered the case as an accidental death and are investigating further to find out what led them to end their lives in this way. Bengaluru teen attempts suicide after parents oppose his desire to marry Instagram friendTechie dies by suicide, partner jumps to death from 17th-floor Bengaluru apartmentTheir phones have been sent for forensic examination and friends circles were being questioned. These phones were used to stream their act live on Instagram accounts which were seen by their families and friends who had alerted the police.According to police, a total of 57 people watched it live. Among the viewers were the couple’s friends and families. 

Source: Deccan Herald