Bodies of two teenage sisters were found hanging from a tree outside their house in Barola village, police said on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police (SP) City, Arun Kumar Singh said the girls were identified as Laxmi (18) and Nisha (14). Their father hailed from Bulandshahr and the family was living in a rented house here in Sector 49.
The bodies of Laxmi and her sister Nisha were spotted by a local in Barola village when he went to relieve himself at a drain near the tree, police said. “Prima facie, it appears to be a suicide case but the family is claiming both the sisters were murdered and hanged from the tree,” a police officer said. “No suicide note was found from the spot. We are investigating the case with all possible angles, including homicide, suicide and honour killing.
“The family members are also suspecting the involvement of their relatives, Rishi, Billoo, Ravi and Rohit in the crime as they often used to torture the girls,” the SP City added.
The police received information about the sisters on Tuesday morning following which a team reached their house. They brought down the bodies and sent them for post-mortem, he said.
While Nisha was studying in school, Laxmi was working with a private company.
The police detained the girls’ father, Kulbhusan, for questioning. He claimed that his elder daughter was in love with a youth, Prem, and she had eloped with him 10 days ago. However, she returned home on her own a few days ago following which he had scolded her for the elopement.
It appears that the girls had bolted the room, while their parents were sleeping, from outside on Monday night and committed suicide by hanging themselves with stoles, the SP said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem to examine whether they were sexually assaulted, he added.