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16-Year-Old Girl and 24-Year-Old Man Found Dead Near Khadakwasla Dam in Suspected Suicide

Officials await postmortem reports to confirm cause of death following discovery of a poison bottle

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Overview

  • Police recovered the bodies on Friday after finding a poison bottle nearby and say initial evidence points to suicide by ingestion
  • The girl’s sister reported her missing on Thursday night after she failed to return from a Physics Wallah tuition class in Pune
  • A kidnapping complaint was lodged at Wanawadi Police Station around 10 pm, triggering searches that also traced the 24-year-old man from Ahilyanagar
  • Uttam Nagar police discovered the couple in a forested area near the dam around midday and secured the scene for further examination
  • Preliminary inquiries showed the pair had known each other for months and faced family opposition, and investigators are now probing their motives