Romeo and Juliet tragedy in a village in India...

It was a story buried in the middle of the Indian newspapers.

Two star-crossed lovers committed suicide after the local village council, or panchayat, ordered them to annul their marriage or face death. 

Amreen was Muslim and her husband, Lokesh, a Hindu. Their match was simply unacceptable to their communities. The couple poisoned themselves. 

Now police have charged the entire panchayat with abetting suicide. More...

See also:

1. Caste massacre in India. Welcome to 21st.century Indian apartheid.
2. 12-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan abducted, converted and forced into marrying a 37-year-old Muslim...
3. Romeo and Juliet in the Congo...
4. Man set on fire for marrying Muslim girl...
5. India: because they loved each other, they have lived under a tree ... for 25 years!!!