VARANASI, July 15 -- The bodies of a 25-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were found hanging on the outskirts of Chakpatha village under the Gambhirpur police station limits in Azamgarh district on Monday morning, police said. The incident came to light when locals spotted the bodies and alerted the police.

Police said that, prima facie, the incident appears to be a case of suicide.

A senior police official said the deceased man was a resident of Pandaha village in the Mehnagar police station area of Azamgarh district.

Superintendent of Police (City) Madhuban Kumar Singh said that the initial investigation revealed the girl, originally from Pandaha village in Azamgarh, had been living in Mumbai and was missing since June 23, 2025. A ...