Teenage couple, 16 & 18, found hanging from tree in UP

  • | Saturday | 3rd April, 2021

Bareilly: A young unmarried couple was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly division on Friday morning. The bodies of the couple, aged 16 and 18, were found hanging from two different branches of a Mulberry tree. Both the families have levelled allegations of murder against each other. Pilibhit SP Kirit Rathore rushed to the spot and carried out a preliminary investigation. He didn`t find any signs of honour killing, so far. Their bodies have been sent for postmortem.

Bareilly: A young unmarried couple was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly division on Friday morning. The bodies of the couple, aged 16 and 18, were found hanging from two different branches of a Mulberry tree. Both the families have levelled allegations of murder against each other. Pilibhit SP Kirit Rathore rushed to the spot and carried out a preliminary investigation. He didn`t find any signs of honour killing, so far. Their bodies have been sent for postmortem.

According to police, the couple belonged to the same community and were neighbours. The girl was a school dropout while the boy used to work in Haryana as a labourer and had returned home to celebrate Holi a week ago. Recently, the couple told their parents that they wish to marry, but their families refused, police said.

The primary reason behind the two families` rejection was that the girl`s elder sister was still unmarried, and the boy’s family wanted to marry him elsewhere, sources said. Both the families reportedly had an argument and the girl’s kin had warned the boy to stay away from her.

On Thursday evening, the couple eloped. They were found hanging by locals the next morning. When contacted, Bilsanda SHO Ravindra Kumar said, “The boy’s family was forcing him to return to work in Haryana, but he eloped with his neighbour’s daughter and was later found hanging from a tree. The two families have levelled allegations against each other, but did not give anything in writing.”

Meanwhile, the SP said, “The case is under investigation and we are waiting for the autopsy report. Action will be taken accordingly. We did not find any signs of foul play.” On Tuesday, an interfaith couple was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Bareilly district.


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