Two jilted BBM girls consume poison, end lives

Bangalore, Oct 20: In a shocking incident, two teenage girls died after consuming pesticide on Saturday night at Pulikeshinagar in Bangalore under mysterious circumstances.

Police identified the dead friends as Shazia Begum (18), a resident of Kushalnagar, K.G. Halli, and Rakhia Begum (18), a resident of D.J. Halli. They were pursuing first-year Bachelors in Business Management (BBM) at a private college in Nagavara.

The duo were found lying unconscious on Masjid Road, Pulikeshinagar and were rushed to hospital. Shazia Begum was declared brought dead, while Rakhia Begum died later in the night.

Pulikeshi Nagar police, who registered a case of unnatural death, said they found a bottle of pesticide at the spot where the two girls lay unconscious. Doctors also confirmed a case of poisoning, leading to the inference that the girls killed themselves, they added. Initial indicators are that the girls consumed pesticide.

The girls were first-year BBM students at a private college in Nagawara. They did not leave behind any suicide note, police said.

Citing preliminary investigations, a senior police official said the two girls were suspected to have been in love with two boys, who had cheated on them. Police suspect this led them to take the extreme step. A probe is on, the officer added.

Their parents are in a state of shock and not in a position to react, and we are yet to take their statements, police added.