Two girls found hanging from tree in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad

Akhilesh Yadav calls for impartial inquiry

Vartha Bharati | 27-08-2024 | 13:08:00 IST

Farrukhabad SP Alok Priyadarshi (Screengrab: X/@HateDetectors)

Farrukhabad: In Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad, two girls, aged 18 and 15, were discovered hanging from a tree after they had gone out to watch a Janmashtami function in their village. The girls did not return home, and their bodies were found with dupattas tied together.

While the police are initially treating the incident as a case of suicide, the victims' family has alleged foul play, calling it a murder. SP Alok Priyadarshi stated that a phone and a SIM card were recovered from the scene.

Reacting to the incident, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav tweeted, urging the BJP government to conduct an impartial inquiry into the case and submit a report. He also said that such incidents create a horrific atmosphere in society, causing deep mental trauma to women, and called for 'women's safety' to be raised as a serious issue beyond politics.

In #UttarPradesh's #Farukkhabad, two girls, 18 and 15, were found hanging from a tree. Two dupattas were tied together and their bodies was found hanging from the ends.

They had stepped out to watch #KrishnaJanmashtami function in their village but never made home.

While police… pic.twitter.com/JfEKsErGyt

— Hate Detector 🔍 (@HateDetectors) August 27, 2024

उप्र के फ़र्रूख़ाबाद में जन्माष्टमी उत्सव देखने निकली दो बच्चियों की लाशें पेड़ पर लटकी मिलना, एक बेहद संवेदनशील घटना है।

भाजपा सरकार इस मामले में तत्काल निष्पक्ष जाँच करे और हत्या के इस संदिग्ध मामले में अपनी आख्या प्रस्तुत करे। ऐसी घटनाओं से समाज में एक भयावह वातावरण बनता है,… pic.twitter.com/v5PnYsVwXR

— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 27, 2024

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Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot

03-05-2026 ¦ 03-05-2026 IST

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Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.

The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.

The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.

Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.

No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.

The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.