The duo, identified as Ramesh, an autorickshaw driver, and his lover Prasanna (18), a class XII student at a junior college, were yesterday found roaming around a temple here, they said.
However, the two, belonging to Dhomalapalli village, were found dead this morning near the temple, police said.
The villagers informed the police after spotting their bodies.
Police said they suspect that the duo possibly consumed a pesticide to end their lives.
As the two belonged to different castes, they felt that their parents would not agree to their marriage and this might have led them to take the extreme step, they said.
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