ABOVE: Police seize the half-burned bodies of a couple from the pyre
Police have seized the half-burned bodies of a young couple who had died under mysterious circumstances in the village of Mudadih in Sant Kabir Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. The couple had reportedly announced their marriage on Friday when the girl, Kanchan, arrived at Sagar’s home and Sagar applied vermilion to her forehead.
A day later, on Saturday, the couple reportedly died and their families hastily cremated them on the banks of the Kuano River when police arrived on the scene and removed the half-burned bodies from the funeral pyre.
Their relatives fled when the police arrived.
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Sant Kabir Nagar SP, Kaustubh, said: “We received information that family members were burning the bodies of a couple. Our team arrived at the scene and seized the half-burned bodies from the pyre. The villagers claimed that the couple were married on Friday and consumed poison. We have started the investigation and we are questioning the villagers. We have sent the bodies for an autopsy. “
Sources said Sagar and Kanchan’s family members strongly disapproved of their marriage and began assaulting them after they claimed to be married.
Local villagers said the couple consumed poison after their families opposed the marriage. The families did not inform the police about the deaths.
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