India, March 27 -- A 23-year-old who was in a relationship with a married woman, 28, in West Bengal died by suicide on Thursday after her family caught him in the house and locked him up in a room, prompting his neighbours to demand action against the woman's family.

The mob also threw stones at police personnel who tried to retrieve his body for an autopsy, leading to injuries to four policemen including deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Abhishek Gupta. The incident took place on Thursday morning at an area under the Pandaveswar police station under the Asansol-Durgapur police commissionerate. A dozen people have been picked up for questioning in connection with the violence, a Pandaveswar police officer said.

According to preliminar...