Hisar: A young man allegedly murdered his girlfriend and later died by suicide in a rented house near Fauji Chowk in Sirsa on Monday late night. The deceased have been identified as Simran alias Simmi, a resident of Ratia in Fatehabad district, and Sunil of Jind.According to the police, Simran’s body was found lying on a bed with visible marks on her neck, while Sunil was found dead on the floor of the room with a scarf wrapped around his neck. A preliminary investigation suggested that Simran was strangled, after which Sunil allegedly hung himself using her scarf.
Simran worked as a dancer in an orchestra and lived in the rented accommodation for the past three months along with two other women. Police said Sunil came to meet Simran on Monday night. At that time, her room-mates, one from Delhi and another from Nepal, were also present in the house. They were asked to sleep in a room on the ground floor. Witnesses told the police that an argument broke out between Simran and Sunil shortly after he arrived, and loud shouting was heard for a considerable period. The exact cause of the dispute is not yet known. On Tuesday morning, when Simran did not come out of her room for a long time, one of her room-mates knocked on the door, but received no response. The police were then informed. A team from the City police station reached the spot, sealed the premises, and took both bodies into custody. The bodies were sent to the mortuary of Sirsa civil hospital for post-mortem examination. The police also recovered mobile phones of the deceased and sent those for cyber analysis. Police officials said families of both Simran and Sunil had been informed. Further details will emerge after the post-mortem reports are received and the investigation is completed.
