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Murder Case Filed After Post-Mortem Points to Foul Play in Hanging of Inter-Caste Couple

Police have launched a murder investigation following autopsy confirmation of head injuries before the couple was hanged.

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Overview

  • Post-mortem findings confirmed ante-mortem head injuries, overturning initial suicide theories about the 20-year-old man and 18-year-old woman.
  • Both bodies were found hanging in a sugarcane field with their knees touching the ground and nearby blood stains, raising questions over the circumstances of their deaths.
  • Investigative teams from Kushinagar district police and Tamkuhiraj station are examining homicide and suicide angles in the ongoing probe.
  • Officials have detained and questioned family members to assess possible honour-based motives linked to the couple’s inter-caste relationship.
  • Local residents report longstanding hostility between the youths’ families, with village panchayat interventions failing to resolve tensions.