Mysore/Mysuru: A 24-year-old youth and his 20-year-old lover, have committed suicide at a city lodge on Nov. 30 night leaving a death note behind.

The deceased have been identified as Satish, a resident of Gundlupet and Varalakshmi, a resident of Nanjangud town. While Varalakshmi was pursuing her Lab Technician course at a private college in city, Satish, who had completed his graduation, was preparing to take up competitive exams. They are said to be distant relatives.

As their relationship came to be known by their family members, their parents had advised them to study well, get a good job and then think of marriage, it is learnt.

Assuming that their parents were opposing their marriage, Satish and Varalakshmi, who came to city on Nov. 30 evening, took a room on rent at a lodge on Ashoka Road. They had told the lodge manager that they were newly-wed and had come to Mysuru on some work.

At about 8 pm, Satish, who had gone out returned to the lodge along with food. But as the two did not come out of the room even after 11 am the next day, the lodge staff peeped through the window only to see Satish hanging and Varalakshmi lying lifeless on the bed. Varalakshmi is said to have consumed poison.

Soon, the lodge staff informed Mandi Police, who rushed to the spot and got the door opened using the duplicate key. On inspecting the room, the Police found a death note, which read, “We have decided to end our lives as our family members opposed our love.”

Mandi Police, who conducted mahazar, registered a case and shifted the bodies to MMC&RI mortuary, where post-mortem was conducted and the bodies were handed over to the family members.