Woman elopes with lover 3 months after wedding; husband, her brother-in-law die by suicide

HUBBALI: A newlywed man died by suicide in Davanagere after his wife eloped with her lover, and the woman’s brother-in-law also took his life soon after learning of the incident.The deceased are Harish, 30, of Gummanur village, and Rudresh, 36, of Anekonda.Harish had married Saraswati of Hulikatte village three months ago. On Jan 23, she eloped with her lover, Kumar. Though the family traced her on Jan 25, a distressed Harish hanged himself on Monday. On hearing this, Saraswati’s brother-in-law Rudresh consumed poison and died at the district hospital Tuesday.A suicide note recovered from Harish stated that his wife had eloped, falsely accused him of harassment and that her relatives had threatened him. He named Saraswati, her parents and her uncle, saying they should face strict punishment.Harish’s father, in his complaint, alleged that Kumar had assaulted and threatened Harish, driving him to suicide. He sought action against Kumar and Saraswati’s family. Davanagere Rural police have registered a case.