Couple found hanging from tree in Raj

The bodies of a young couple were found hanging from a tree in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district this morning, police said.

The couple was engaged from childhood and their bodies were found in an agricultural field, 60 km from their native villages in Madhya Pradesh's Raigarh district, they said.

The police suspect it was a case of suicide.

SHO Aklera Police Station Sanjay Chandel said the bodies of Pawan Dangi (20) of Ghodakheda village and Kanta Dangi (17) of Dariyapur village were found hanging from a tree today by a passerby.

A motorcycle belonging to Pawan was found parked about 100 meters from the spot and mobile phones, IDs, a purse were seized from there but no suicide note was found, he said.

They left their houses yesterday afternoon and when they did not return for a few hours, their families called them. Pawan told them that Kanta was with him and they would return in the evening after a drive, the SHO said.

He was a Class 12 student while the girl had dropped out of school. According to their families, they were going to get married next year once she turned 18, the SHO said.

Their bodies were found by a passerby this morning. They were handed to the families after post-mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered, he said.

An investigation into the matter is underway, the SHO said.

The SHO said prima facie it seemed to be a case of suicide but the exact reason would be ascertained only after the post-mortem report.