A youth allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to a tree after murdering his lover at Kotli Veeran village in the district here, police said today.
The deceased, Amarjit Singh, went to the girl's house last night and murdered her with a sharp-edged weapon thereafter committed suicide, they added.
He was facing murder charges and was out on bail along with his brother for allegedly murdering a girl at Pathana Kalsia village in Amritsar district on December 4, 2012, police said.
No suicide note has been found from the spot, they said, adding that both the bodies has been sent for post-mortem.