Bodies of 20-year-old man, 18-year-old woman found hanging from tree in UP's Kushinagar

The bodies of a 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were found hanging from a tree in a village here on Wednesday, police said.

The incident happened at Parsauni village of Kushinagar district, they said.

Villagers, who spotted the bodies on a tree in the middle of sugarcane fields, alerted police and the families of the deceased, they added.

A team from Tamkuhiraj station visited the spot and inspected the scene.

Station House Officer Sushil Kumar Shukla said that the deceased -- identified as Rahul Nishad, son of Asharfi Nishad, and Aansu, daughter or Ramdev Kushwaha -- were neighbours. The deaths have raised multiple questions, and the police are investigating both the murder and suicide angles, he said.

''The bodies were found at around 5 am. Both were hanging from the same tree, with their knees touching the ground. Blood stains were found near the youth's body, and the girl had a deep injury mark on her head,'' SHO Shukla told reporters.

He added that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

''We are examining all evidence and questioning local residents,'' the officer said, adding that adequate police presence has been deployed in the area to maintain law and order.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)