Bodies of 2 women found hanging in Shatabdi Nagar area

TNN | Apr 16, 2020, 04:08 IST

Kanpur: Bodies of two women aged between 28 and 30 years were found hanging at a flat in Shatabdi Nagar area under Panki police station in the city on Wednesday.
The police stated that the incident came to light after the locals came across a stench emanating from a flat in Shivalik Apartment building and alerted the control room.
It is yet to be ascertained whether the hanging was a suicide pact or a murder.
SSP/DIG Anant Deo, said, “The decomposed bodies of the women, which seemed to be ten days old, were found hanging from a window with separate ‘dupattas’. The police, along with a forensic team and dog squad, collected vital evidence including their mobile phones from the spot and are investigating the matter.” “The flat was sealed and the body was sent for autopsy. The exact cause of the death can only be ascertained after the autopsy report,” he added.
Police are trying to reach the women’s family members with the help of CDR details of their mobile phones.
The residents of the apartment building said that the two women had shifted to the flat on March 12 this year. The also added that they had not seen the women in the past five-six days.
“Police are also yet to ascertain the identity of the flat owner as the occupants of the building only told police that the flat belonged to a BSF jawan but his name was not known to them,” said an official privy to the investigation.