Udupi : Three students from Ramnagar district in Bangalore attempted suicide at the Tottam beach in Malpe on February 3, Sunday. If two of them, boys died, another, a girl, is critical and is receiving treatment in the hospital.
The deceased are Hemanth (18) and Madhu(17). The critical girl is Sowmya (17). All the three were friends and Hemanth and Sowmya were in love with each other. The three had left home on January 22 following which a complaint was lodged by their parents. All the three were students of Ramanagar Composite PU College.
On February 2, they had rented a room in a lodge and had ordered biriyani. Later they mixed poison in it and had consumed. All the three were found unconscious on the beach and were rushed to the hospital. The two boys died while Sowmya is battling for life. It is said as there was opposition to the affair of Hemanth and Sowmya, so they had eloped. However, it is not known why Madhu had accompanied them.
Latest reports say the parents of the students have arrived in Udupi.