Two teenagers allegedly consumed harmful chemical late on Wednesday night at Kothakota area in the district. While the 19-year-old boy Balla Narendra died on way to the hospital, the 15-year-old girl is battling for life at King George Hospital.
According to the police, the couple took the extreme step fearing that their parents many not accept their love affair.
Narendra, a native of Kumudhanipeta hamlet in Ravikamatham mandal under Kothakota police station limits, works in a fabrication shop in Hyderabad. He came to his village about three months back and fell in love with the girl who just passed class X.
On Wednesdaythey consumed the poison. They were found in unconscious state and shifted to KGH. The police have registered a case and investigation is on.