In yet another suspected honour killing, highly decomposed bodies of two teenaged lovers were on Thursday found hanging in an abandoned house on Rattia road in Fatehabad district.
The boy and the girl, who have not been identified yet, were found hanging from the hook of a ceiling fan, the police said.
Deputy superintendent of police Shiv Charan said the angle of honour killing could not be ruled out as both were found hanging from the same hook and there was a possibility that their bodies were hanged after murdering them. The house where the bodies of these youngsters were found was closed for a long time. Prior to the year 2000, this house was used as an office of a regional party, Mr Charan said.
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Panchayat unites duo despite row
Age correspondent
Lucknow
June 24: In a departure to the accepted posture of panchayats on lovers, a panchayat in Sitapur district actually went out of its way to unite lovers in matrimony despite family opposition. This panchayat was held in Fattepur village under Talegaon police circle in Sitapur district and parents and relatives of the girl and the boy were made to sit with each other and resolve their differences. Manoj Kumar ,20, and Peelan Devi, 18, had been in love with each other since the past three years. Their respective families came to know about their affair about three months ago and relations between the two families had been strained.