Kolkata: A 21-year-old youth from Birbhum committed suicide by consuming poison after he was badly beaten up by the new boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend.
The victim, Sajal Das (21), a resident of Majhigram in Birbhum decided to end his life after being beaten up by the boyfriend of his former lady love. The incident occurred on Saturday when Das was thrashed and humiliated by the accused youth.
The victim was a second year student from Sainthia Avedananda College in Birbhum, who had a relationship with the girl, a resident of Ikra village under Suri police station for the past three years.
Both the family members knew about the relationship and accepted it.
The incident turned ugly when the girl called up the victim on Saturday afternoon and asked him to come to a particular place. When the victim reached there, the girl categorically told him that it was not possible for her to continue the relationship as she has developed an affection for another youth. This caused a heated altercation between the girl and the victim as the latter could not accept it. The girl's new boyfriend was watching the duo from a distance. Within a few minutes, the other youth rushed to the spot and started beating up the victim.
It was also alleged that the girl also joined hands with the accused youth to beat him up.
After receiving bruises all over his body, the victim went home utterly dejected and confined himself to a room for sometime. He then consumed poison and called up his elder brother and narrated the whole incident. The family members of the victim rushed the victim to Suri district hospital where the victim died.
The family members of the victim lodged a complaint with the local police station on the basis of which the police have started a probe. Das's family members demanded a stern action against the accused, who were responsible for his death.