Man, woman found dead in UP forest, police suspect suicide

PTI, Oct 9, 2022, 7:32 PM IST

Aman and a woman were found dead in a forest here on Sunday, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide.

The woman went missing from her house on October 5, according to a complaint lodged by her father at the Shivala Kalan police station on October 7. ”A guard informed police today that the body of a woman is hanging from a tree and the body of a man is lying near it,” Additional Superintendent of Police Ram Ajra said.

The woman aged 18 and the man who is said to be 19 years old were residents of a village under the Shivala Kalan police station area. ”It appears to be a case of suicide. The exact cause of death will be ascertained after postmortem,” Ajra said.

According to locals, the man and the woman were in a relationship against the wishes of their families.