Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- mortem report has confirmed that two teenage sisters found dead in Bhaktapur last week died by hanging, police said on Friday, as investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding their deaths.

Menuka Kandel, 17, and Sirjana Kandel, 15, were found dead on July 24 in a makeshift room on the ground floor of a two-storey house in Sintitar, ward 9 of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality.

"The post-mortem report cites hanging as the cause of death," said Superintendent of Police Dhundiraj Neupane. "However, we are still investigating. The girls' mobile phones have been sent for digital forensic analysis, which may shed more light on the case."

The sisters were reportedly discovered hanging from the same rope in a corri...