The girl’s side of the family says she left home about 3 in the afternoon to be alone for a while. An hour or so later, word came that both the teenagers had been found in a nearby field, their necks in a noose fashioned from a white scarf.
Based on family statements and initial police inputs:
– Girl left home around 3 pm on Wednesday
– About an hour later, both were found hanging
A concise timeline
It didn’t take long for a crowd to form in what is Katra Bazar police station territory. The officers who put in an appearance made sure the area was under control and the bodies were taken away for an autopsy.
Family ties at the centre
There is a connection between the two households: the boy hails from Ramvapur Goriya village in the Bahraich district, and his older brother has been wed to the girl’s for six years. They were well-acquainted, and by all accounts, in love, with talk of a wedding in the air. But the boy was the third of three brothers, and his kin were not in a hurry to tie the knot until the middle one was married off.
Police stance and next steps
Inspector Manoj Pathak, who is in charge of the probe, says everything points to suicide. His team has been over the ground, gathering what they can. “We are still working on it,” he said, as they wait for the post-mortem to give them the hard facts.
Key steps confirmed by police so far include:
– Suicide is the working theory
– Field unit collected on-site evidence
– Bodies sent for post-mortem
– Identities withheld as both are minors
Why this case matters
You could say this is where personal lives and community pressure collide. Both were minors and we have not been given their names. The inquest will put together the story of how and why this happened.
Ground reality and investigation focus
Villagers were out in force before the cordon was put up, but the specialists will have to see if there was anything more to it than what first meets the eye. The medical report should settle the matter of the injuries and the time of death, and whether the forensics back up what we’ve been told.
What comes next
Until then, the police are going through the evidence and the statements to build a timeline. For the time being, they are treating it as a suicide and running through the usual checks. We should have some answers when the review is done.
