BEHRAMPORE: A newly wed couple committed suicide on Monday night, apparently as they could not bear the torment by their family members over a cellphone .

The incident took place at Jaltankpara in Khargram. A police team, which visited the spot on Tuesday morning, suspected that Riya Das (22) and her husband Raju Das (31), who owned a grocery shop, were driven to suicide following torture by the youth's family.

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Neighbours told the police that Raju and Riya consumed poison after having their dinner. Though villagers reportedly took the couple to Kandi subdivision hospital, Riya di8ed on the way, while Raju succumbed after being admitted. Police rushed to Khargram Jaltankpara in Khargram on Tuesday morning to interrogate the family members.

Following questioning of the family members, the police found out that Raju had gifted a mobile to Riya, which became a matter of contention among his relatives. His mother Putul, brother Suku and a sister, Dolly Pramanik, kept insulting the two over it, which finally drove the two to end their lives, the police said.

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Riya's family alleged that ever since her marriage to Raju seven months ago, she faced mental torture by her in-laws. Even Raju's brother, Rabi, claimed that he had shifted to "Behrampore as he could not bear family torture".