Overview

• A 16-year-old boy and a teenage girl were discovered hanged inside a locked room at the girl’s residence in Delhi’s Nagli area of Najafgarh.
• Senior officers reported no visible injuries and have treated the case as a suspected double suicide, sending the bodies for detailed post-mortem and forensic analysis.
• The pair had faced strong family opposition that led to legal disputes and a thwarted elopement attempt earlier this year.
• The boy’s family alleges that the girl’s relatives conspired to lure and murder him, citing prior threats made by her uncle.
• Investigators have recorded statements from relatives and friends and are exploring both suicide and foul-play theories before drawing conclusions.