Nuapada: Bodies of a young man and woman, who reportedly jumped into Godhas waterfall in Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary of Nuapada district, were recovered from the waterbody by fire personnel on Tuesday.
The deceased are Dhaniram Anti and Demati Sori of Thuapani village in Gariaband district of neighbouring Chhattisgarh.
The two, belonging to different castes, were in a relationship since long but their families had been opposing their affair. Fearing that their families will never accept their relationship, the two decided to take the extreme step.
Police had recovered a suicide note which mentioned detils o left a suicide note, in which it was mentioned that the two wanted to get married.
They left their houses and reached the Godhas waterfall on September 26. A motorcycle and few clothes along with the suicide note were seized the same day.
The bodies were handed over to Dharamabandha police. After the arrival of family members of two sides, the bodies were sent to District Headquarters Hospital for post-mortem.
