North 24 Parganas: Couple Dies by Suicide After Family Rejects 5-Year Love

• Farooq Gazi (24) and Karima Khatun (20) from Mominpur, North 24 Parganas, were in a five-year relationship.
• Karima's family rejected their marriage due to financial disparity, despite Farooq's family's attempts to persuade them.
• On Sunday night, Farooq informed Karima of his decision to end his life.
• Early Monday, both were found hanging in their respective homes, suspected suicide.
• Police recovered the bodies and sent them to Basirhat Police Morgue for post-mortem; families are inconsolable.

Why It Matters: Family disapproval of a five-year relationship led a young couple in North 24 Parganas to a tragic suicide.