Dynamite News Two girls found hanging from a tree in UP; Police suspect suicide
The bodies of two girls, aged 15 and 18, were found hanging from a tree outside a village in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehgarh on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:
Farrukhabad: A disturbing incident came to light in Bhagautipur village of Uttar Pradesh where two girls, one identified as an 18-year-old and another as a 15-year-old, were found hanging from a tree, Farrukhabad Police official said on Tuesday.
Farrukabad SP
"When we received information of an incident of two girls being found hanging from a tree, we immediately reached the site to investigate. We found that the two girls, one 18 years old and the other 15 years old, were both friends and that they hung themselves together with one dupatta", said SP Alok Priyadarshi of Farrukabad police station.
Deceased father
Pappu, the father of one of the deceased girls said about the incident. "We had returned from the temple at night, and then after some time, both the girls told me that they were going to the Temple for the program. I work at the farm, so I was tired and I slept that time.
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When the program finished at 12, I couldn't find the girls, I asked everyone I could and searched all over for them but couldn't find them," said Pappu.
He further explained that he found out about the bodies when someone had gone to the farm in the morning, which is when the girls were reportedly found.
Father claimed
The father claimed that he thought that someone had murdered the girls and then hanged them afterwards. "I think that someone has killed them and then hanged them. But I don't have any enmity with anyone else." added the father.
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According to the police, it is suspected that the girls climbed the tree together and tied the dupatta to the branch to hang themselves. "Prima facie, it seemed that the girls had done it by themselves. But, things will become clearer after the postmortem," said SP Priyadarshi.
The police have also found a mobile and sim card at the scene of the incident, the items are currently being investigated. The family members of the deceased have reportedly filed a case with the police to find out what caused this incident
Further investigations on the incident are underway. (with Agency inputs)