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, with police launching an investigation into what it prima facie believed to be a case of double suicide.
Superintendent of Police (Fathegarh) Alok Priyadarshi said the bodies were recovered outside a village in the Kayamganj police station area on Tuesday morning and a probe is underway in the matter.
"Upon being alerted about it, a local police team reached the spot for inspection. The girls are said to be 15 and 18 years old. They are said to be close friends and lived in the same neighbourhood. The bodies were hanging with two 'dupattas' which were tied together.
"The necks were tied at each end of the "dupatta" which went across the tree," Priyadarshi said.
Prime facie it appears to be a case of suicide but the details could be ascertained only after the post-mortem report, he said.
The district police chief said a mobile phone was found near the tree and a SIM card from the clothes of one of the girls. These recovered items have been sent for further probe so that other details could be obtained.
The families of the girls have been contacted and a written complaint is being received from them, he said.
Police teams have been formed to crack the case, he added.
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