Farrukhabad: Two Dalit Girls Found Hanging From Tree In Bhagautipur Village, Suicide Suspected

Both the girls are said to be close friends and lived in the same neighbourhood in Farrukhabad, UP. Their bodies were found hanging from a single 'dupatta'. Parents have alleged they were murdered.

Farrukhabad: The bodies of two Dalit girls, aged 18 and 15, who had gone to a temple to offer prayers on Janmasthami late at night, were found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad on Tuesday morning. According to the police, prima facie the case is believed to be a that of double suicide. Both the girls were close friends and lived in the same neighbourhood.

The bodies of the girls were found hanging from a single 'dupatta' and the necks were tied at each end of the dupatta that went across the tree, Farrukhabad Superintendent of Police Alok Priyadarshi said. A mobile phone was also recovered from near the tree and a SIM card was also found from one of the girls' clothes.

The bodies of the girls were discovered only after their family members began looking for them when they did not return home from the temple last night. The family members of the girls have alleged that they were murdered and hanged and have registered a case. However, they have denied enmity with anyone in the village. A probe has been initiated to ascertain the cause of their death.

 "Today, we got the information from Bhagautipur village of Kaimganj that two girls (aged 18 and 15) were found hanging on a tree. Police reached there. It was found that both were close friends. Both were hanged in a single dupatta. Prima facie it seemed that the girls had done it by herself. But, things will become clearer after the postmortem. We have recovered a phone and SIM from the spot. A case has been registered by the family, investigation is on to find out what caused this incident," SP Priyadarshi said.

Meanwhile, one of the girls' father said: "I think both have been killed and then hanged. We have no enmity with anyone... Things will become clearer after the postmortem."

Akhilesh Yadav Asks Yogi-Govt To Conduct 'Impartial' Probe

Following the incident, former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in the state should immediately conduct an impartial investigation into this "suspicious" matter and present a report.

"The incident in which the bodies of two girls who had gone to watch the Janmashtami festival in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, were found hanging from a tree is extremely sensitive. The BJP government should immediately conduct an impartial investigation into this matter and present its report on this suspicious case of murder. Such incidents create a terrifying atmosphere in society, which deeply traumatizes the female community mentally," Yadav stated in a post on X, adding "The time has come to raise the issue of 'women's safety' as a serious matter above politics."