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The bodies of two girls were found hanging from a tree in UP. (Image source: X/@yadavakhilesh)
In the police complaint, the family said the two men had molested the girls, who were neighbors and close friends.
Two men have been charged with abetting suicide after two Dalit girls, aged 15 and 18, hanged themselves, police said on Friday.
Their bodies were found hanging in the orchard on Tuesday, they said.
Superintendent of Police Alok Priyadarshi said a case was booked against the men under Section 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on Thursday following a complaint filed by the girl's family.
“The accused has been arrested and is being questioned,” he said.
In the police complaint, family members said the men molested the girls, who were neighbors and close friends.
“The accused also lived in the same village and harassed girls by talking to them. One of the accused also provided a SIM card to one of the deceased. The same SIM card was also found in a mobile phone found near the body.
He added that further investigation into the matter was ongoing.
Police said the girls left their home around 10 pm on August 26 to pay homage to a nearby temple on the occasion of Janmashtami but did not return.
After their bodies were discovered, a team of doctors was set up to conduct autopsies.
“The findings of the police investigation are related to the post-mortem report that the girl committed suicide. No injury marks were found on the body,” Priyadarshi said on Wednesday.
(This report has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from associated news agency – PTI)
