AGRA: Two men in

allegedly committed suicide after their wives refused to return home for Karwa Chauth. The incidents took place in

and Etah districts, respectively.

The first case occurred at Gopalpur village under the Sahawar police jurisdiction in

, where a 35-year-old man allegedly hanged himself from a tree a day before Karwa Chauth. According to police, the victim, identified Sugad Singh, was depressed after his wife refused to return home.

“Sugad was a daily wage labour working in Noida. Two months ago, he returned home and found that his wife Rajni had left his house and started living with her Etah district-based paramour, Jaypal. After failing to convince his wife to return for Karwa Chauth, the man hanged himself,” said Ganesh Chauhan, station house officer of Sahawar.

The couple was married for several years. No written complaint has been received so far, said the SHO.

In neighbouring district of Etah, a 22-year-old man allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling of his room on Thursday night, after his estranged wife refused to return to him for Karwa Chauth.

Vidyaram of

Ratanpur village, under Aliganj police jurisdiction of Etah, had married Poonam of Kamyaganj in Farrrukhabad district, seven months ago. However, the couple did not hit off from the very first day of their marriage. According to victim’s sister Rekha, “After marriage, the couple stayed together only for a month and Poonam left him. Vidyaram hanged himself while talking to Poonam over the phone pleading with her to return for Karwa Chauth.”

Ajay Bhadauria, circle officer of Aliganj, said, “A probe is on to ascertain why Vidyaram committed suicide. Till now, no written complaint has been received from the victim’s relatives.”

Meanwhile, in an area under Malpura police jurisdiction of Agra, a man alleged that he was beaten and locked up inside his house after he caught his wife and her paramour on Karwa Chauth night. According to police sources, the victim is a daily wager. A written complaint was given to police against the wife’s paramour for the assault.