UP: Teenagers commit suicide, bodies found hanging on tree

The deceased, both residents of Chandragarh Lakhnaha village, were missing from Sunday evening.

Two teenagers allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves from a tree outside their village in Fatehpur, said police.

The boy, 17, was a student of Industrial Technical Institute (ITI) and the girl, 16, was in Class 12. (Representative image)

The deceased, both residents of Chandragarh Lakhnaha village, were missing from Sunday evening. The girl’s family has given a complaint to the police alleging they were murdered and their bodies were hanged.

ASP Fatehpur Chakresh Mishra said the villagers found their bodies on Monday morning and informed the police. A packet containing pesticide was also found at the spot. The police seized their cellphones and the packet. Further investigations were on, said the ASP.

The boy, 17, was a student of Industrial Technical Institute (ITI) and the girl, 16, was in Class 12.