Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Interfaith Couple Found Dead at Lucknow Guest House
Amit Kumar and Nargis were a young couple from Hardoi.
Their families reportedly did not support their relationship.
The couple went to Lucknow and stayed in a guest house.
Their room stayed locked for a long time.
A staff member looked inside and found them dead.
Police found a marriage certificate and a note signed by both people.
The note said they had chosen to die and asked that their families not be troubled.
Police are still investigating the deaths and an earlier kidnapping case involving Nargis.
Amit Kumar, 22, and Nargis, 19, were found dead in a locked guest-house room in Lucknow.
The couple had reportedly left Hardoi after their families opposed their relationship.
They had stayed in Room 101 of the Red Building Guest House in Chinhat since August 23.
Police recovered an Arya Samaj marriage certificate and a jointly signed suicide note.
A kidnapping case had been filed after Nargis disappeared, and police are examining its connection to the deaths.
- Who
- Amit Kumar, 22, and Nargis, 19, residents of Hardoi district.
- What
- The interfaith couple was found dead in a guest-house room in an apparent suicide, according to police findings and the recovered note.
- When
- They had stayed at the guest house since August 23; they were discovered on Wednesday at about 8 p.m.
- Where
- Room 101 of the Red Building Guest House in Chinhat, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police reports say their families opposed their relationship; the couple’s note said they acted of their own free will, while the full circumstances remain under investigation.
- Deceased
- Amit Kumar, 22, and Nargis, 19
- Guest house
- Red Building Guest House, Chinhat
- Room
- Room No. 101
- Stay
- Since August 23
- Recovered evidence
- An Arya Samaj marriage certificate and a suicide note signed by both
- Earlier case
- A kidnapping case was registered at Harpalpur police station after Nargis disappeared
- Next steps
- Police sent the bodies for post-mortem examination and are investigating the case