Kanpur: The bodies of a man and a woman, whose families were opposed to their relationship, were found hanging from a tree in the servants' quarters inside the district magistrate's compound here on Saturday.
Police said that no suicide note has been found and the exact reason behind the death is yet to be ascertained.
Brajnarayan Singh, Kanpur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) told reporters, "Bodies of a man and a woman aged around 25 or 26 years were found hanging from a tree under the limits of Kotwali police station."
"According to the relatives, they were friends and the man's marriage had been fixed with someone else 10 to 15 days ago and thus relatives said they might have died by suicide. However, we are investigating and are waiting for the post mortem report," he added.
(With inputs from agencies)
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