Begusarai: Police recovered the body of a 21-year-old youth who had allegedly been living with a 20-year-old girl in a rented house in Begusarai while posing as her brother. The youth was found hanging from the ceiling of a room in Ratanpur police station area, while the woman was found locked inside another room of the house.According to police, the deceased was identified as Amrit Kumar, a resident of Maheshpur village under Bhagwanpur police station area. House owner Usha Devi said the girl rented the house about a month ago, claiming she was preparing for competitive examinations. She introduced Amrit as her brother and later produced Aadhaar cards to support the claim. Both also connected her with a man on the phone who identified himself as their father.“Initially, Amrit stayed only for a few hours, but later started living with her. To allay my doubts, they produced Aadhaar cards showing the same father’s name and address,” Usha said.Amrit’s elder brother, Anand Kumar Sharma, said the girl called him on Saturday morning and informed him that she had been locked inside a room by Amrit. When he reached the house and received no response from Amrit, the house owners broke open the doors. Amrit was found hanging from the ceiling, while the girl was found locked in another room. Anand said the family was aware of the couple’s relationship but had no knowledge that they were living together.The girl told police that she and Amrit had used fake Aadhaar cards with the help of one of his friends, who also spoke to the house owner while posing as their father. She said the couple had a dispute on Friday evening, after which Amrit allegedly locked her inside a room. “When the door was not opened the next morning, I called Anand and informed him about the situation,” she told police.Begusarai Sadar SDPO Prashant Kumar said preliminary investigation suggested it was a case of suicide. “Further investigation is underway,” he said.
