<p>A young couple took an overdose of sleeping pills at a public park on Monday, trying to kill themselves because their families were against their marriage, police said. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Praveen Kumar, 25 and Poonam, 23, both residents of Madipur in west Delhi, were found in an unconscious state at Maurice Nagar’s Bonta Park around 1:30 pm.<br /><br />Praveen, who has completed a diploma from Industrial Training Institute, is critical and has been shifted to a private hospital. Poonam who is pursuing a Bachelors of Education course from a private institute in Sultanpuri in outer Delhi, is out of danger and has gained consciousness. She is undergoing treatment at Bara Hindu Rao Hospital.<br /><br />“We received a call from a passerby that a couple was lying unconscious. We reached the spot and rushed them to Bara Hindu Rao Hospital and informed the families,” said a police officer adding they found a suicide note from the boy’s possession and an empty sleeping pills bottle on the spot.<br /><br />The note stated that they were taking the extreme step as their parents despite knowing that they love each other, have fixed their marriages elsewhere.<br /><br />“As we can’t live without each other and the family members were not allowing us, we are taking this extreme step. After finding our bodies, please consider Poonam’s body as your daughter-in-law and perform our last rites as husband and wife,” the note stated.<br /><br />The officer also said Praveen has consumed around 30 sleeping pills and Poonam around five.<br /><br />“Both were depressed over their family members’ decisions. “We have registered a case after finding the suicide note and investigating the matter,” said the officer.</p>
<p>A young couple took an overdose of sleeping pills at a public park on Monday, trying to kill themselves because their families were against their marriage, police said. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Praveen Kumar, 25 and Poonam, 23, both residents of Madipur in west Delhi, were found in an unconscious state at Maurice Nagar’s Bonta Park around 1:30 pm.<br /><br />Praveen, who has completed a diploma from Industrial Training Institute, is critical and has been shifted to a private hospital. Poonam who is pursuing a Bachelors of Education course from a private institute in Sultanpuri in outer Delhi, is out of danger and has gained consciousness. She is undergoing treatment at Bara Hindu Rao Hospital.<br /><br />“We received a call from a passerby that a couple was lying unconscious. We reached the spot and rushed them to Bara Hindu Rao Hospital and informed the families,” said a police officer adding they found a suicide note from the boy’s possession and an empty sleeping pills bottle on the spot.<br /><br />The note stated that they were taking the extreme step as their parents despite knowing that they love each other, have fixed their marriages elsewhere.<br /><br />“As we can’t live without each other and the family members were not allowing us, we are taking this extreme step. After finding our bodies, please consider Poonam’s body as your daughter-in-law and perform our last rites as husband and wife,” the note stated.<br /><br />The officer also said Praveen has consumed around 30 sleeping pills and Poonam around five.<br /><br />“Both were depressed over their family members’ decisions. “We have registered a case after finding the suicide note and investigating the matter,” said the officer.</p>
