CHANDIGARH: A Class X student and his girlfriend on Sunday ended their lives by jumping before a moving train at the railway track near Modern Housing Complex in Manimajra after they were caught by a relative.

Ashok, 17 of Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26, and Pooja of Manimajra, left behind a handwritten suicide note scribbled on a school notebook. It stated that they committed suicide as they were caught by the uncle of the girl and "did not want to face public humiliation".

Gagan Singh Brar, an eyewitness, said, "The couple had tied their hands and jumped before a train." Brar of Manimajra passed the information to the police control room.

Mangu Ram, father of Ashok, said he had left his house around 8.30am. He maintained family members were aware about his relationship with the girl.

Sub-inspector Dharampal Singh from Manimajra police station said, "The suicide note stated that the uncle of girl had scolded Ashok after catching them together."

The bodies were kept in the mortuary of General Hospital , Sector 6, Panchkula, for the postmortem examination which will be conducted on Monday. The government railway police has started inquest

proceedings.