Achham, Jan. 27 -- Police have detained two individuals in connection with the death of two teenage girls from ward 8 of Dhakari Rural Municipality, Achham.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Ishwari Prasad Bhandari, chief of the District Police Office, Achham, said they were taken into custody on Monday.

"They were taken into custody at 2am," said DSP Bhandari. "Based on what the detainees have said, their age seems to be under 20. Their birth certificates and other documents will clarify the exact age."

The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Nepal Police have taken the incident seriously, and the bodies have been sent to Bheri Provincial Hospital, Nepalgunj, for post-mortem, said Bhandari.

"Although the bodies were brought to the Mangals...