SURAT: A youth committed suicide after his live-in partner forced him to eat beef. A case was registered against the woman and her brother on the complaint of the youth's mother. Rahul Singh committed suicide in Patel Nagar of Udhna. He left a suicide note on his Facebook page. Rahul's live-in partner Sonam Ali and her brother Mukhtar Ali have been arraigned in the case.

Rahul Singh committed suicide on June 27. He was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a dupatta. The police registered a case of accidental death based on preliminary investigation. Singh started living with Sonam in Patel Nagar around a year ago as his family was against the marriage as both belonged to different castes. Rahul's family lived in Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh. The youth was not in touch with his family after moving in with Sonam. His family said that they were unsure if the two got married.

The family knew about his death through a Facebook post. Some of his local friends noticed the suicide note. They informed his family about the suicide. Then the family went to the Udhna police station and lodged a complaint. In the suicide note, Singh wrote that he was threatened to be killed if not consumed beef. He wrote that he was ending his life due to the torture. The two met while working at a textile dyeing mill. Friendship turned to love then.