Last Updated: February 29, 2024, 15:55 IST
All three accused have been arrested. (Image: Representative/PTI)
The victims went missing on Wednesday and hours later in the evening, their bodies were found hanging from a tree
In a shocking incident, two girls were found hanging from a tree near the brick kiln in a village in Ghatampur Kotwali, Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The incident came days after the two girls were allegedly gang-raped by the contractor of the brick kiln, his son and nephew.
The family members of the girls have alleged that the minors were raped a few days ago by the contractor of the brick kiln, Ramroop Nishad, (48), his son Raju (18) and nephew Sanjay (19), Additional CP (law and order) Harish Chandra said.
According to news agency PTI, all three accused have been arrested in connection to the matter.
According to the families of the victims, the accused had also made a video of the act to blackmail the girls due to which they took the extreme step on Wednesday, Chandra informed.
The victims went missing on Wednesday and hours later in the evening, their bodies were found hanging from a tree, around 400 metres from the brick kiln, the ACP said.
He also said that all the three accused, who are residents of Hamirpur district in UP, have been arrested. “We have recovered videos and photographs of the girls from mobile phones of the accused which would be sent for forensic examinations,” the officer added.
The accused have been booked under the Indian Penal Code sections 376D (gang rape), 306 (abetment of suicide) and the Protection Of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Chandra said.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death and verify gang rape charges, he said.
(With inputs from PTI)