2 girls found hanging in UP, families say were raped, died by suicide
According to police, the families of the two girls – they are distant relatives -- received their fortnight wages on Wednesday and left for the market, leaving the two girls at home.
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The girls’ parents alleged that in their absence, the son and nephew of the contractor came to their house, forcibly made the girls drink alcohol and raped them. (Representational Image)Two girls, aged 14 and 16 years, were found hanging from a tree with their dupattas in a village in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh late Wednesday night. The families of the two girls told police that they died by suicide hours after they were allegedly “raped and filmed”.
Police have arrested three men, the contractor of the brick kiln where the two girls worked with their families, his son and nephew, both 19 years old. “While the two young men have been booked for gangrape, abetment of suicide, and under the POCSO; the contractor has been charged with only abetment of suicide,” Additional Commissioner of Police (Kanpur) Harish Chander said, adding both the girls and the accused belong to the backward community.
According to police, the families of the two girls – they are distant relatives — received their fortnight wages on Wednesday and left for the market, leaving the two girls at home.
The girls’ parents alleged that in their absence, the son and nephew of the contractor came to their house, forcibly made the girls drink alcohol and raped them.
“They also allegedly filmed the act and took objectionable pictures of the two girls with their mobile phone cameras. In their complaint, the parents of the girls said that their daughters confirmed it,” said the senior police officer.
The same night, around 11 pm, the two families confronted the contractor and his son and nephew. As the family members fought, the two girls allegedly left home and hanged themselves with their dupattas from a tree, located 50 metres from their homes.
“The families came to know about the suicide around 1 am when they did not find the two girls at home. The parents have not alleged any foul play behind the death of the girls,” said Chander.
After the police were informed late Wednesday night, they reached the village and arrested the contractor and the two young men. “The autopsy was done today (Thursday) by a panel of doctors and the report is awaited,” Chander added.
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