Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Couple Found Dead Near Ganges; Probe Into Strangulation, Hanging
A couple was reported missing in Bijnor district.
Police and villagers searched for them near the Ganges.
They first found the woman’s body caught in wood.
They later found the man’s body hanging from a tree nearby.
Doctors examined both bodies after police recovered them.
The examination said the woman had been strangled.
It said the man died from hanging before his death.
Police are still investigating what happened.
A couple was found dead near the Ganges in Bijnor district.
The woman, identified by villagers as Sushma, was found caught in wood near the riverbank.
The man was found hanging from a tree about 500 to 700 meters away.
Post-mortem findings said the woman was strangled and the man died from ante-mortem hanging.
Police launched a search after the village pradhan reported the couple missing; the investigation continues.
- Who
- A couple; the woman was identified by villagers as Sushma, and the man’s identity was not specified.
- What
- The couple was found dead; post-mortem examinations reported strangulation in the woman’s case and ante-mortem hanging in the man’s case.
- When
- The village pradhan reported the couple missing at around 2:00 pm; the date was not specified.
- Where
- Near the banks of the Ganges in Bijnor district, with the bodies found about 500 to 700 meters apart.
- Why
- The circumstances behind the deaths remain under investigation.
- Location
- Near the Ganges in Bijnor district
- Initial report
- The village pradhan reported the couple missing at around 2:00 pm
- Woman’s body
- Found caught in wood near the riverbank, about 500 to 700 meters from the couple’s agricultural field
- Man’s body
- Found hanging from a tree about 500 to 700 meters from the woman’s body
- Post-mortem finding
- The woman was strangled to death
- Post-mortem finding
- The man died due to ante-mortem hanging
- Investigation status
- Police inquiry is underway