Bodies of two girls found outside in Uttar Pradesh

The bodies of two Dalit girls were found hanging from a tree near Bhagautipur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district on Tuesday, the Deccan Herald reported. The girls were aged 15 and 18.

The father of one of the two girls alleged that both of them were murdered, according to Hindustan Time. However, the police said prima facie it appeared that the two girls died by suicide.

The bodies of the two girls were found in a mango orchard, Hindustan Times quoted Farrukhabad Superintendent of Police Alok Priyadarshi as saying. Both of them were close friends and neighbours, and belonged to the same community, he said.