Dhangadhi, December 27

A teenage boy and a teenage girl were found dead in mysterious circumstances within a 200-metre distance at Juneli camp of Gauriganga municipality-3 of the Kailali district in Sudurpaschim on Sunday evening.

Maya Ram Chaudhary (19), the son of Bandhu Ram Chaudhary, and Sanju Chaudhary (16), the daughter of Khusi Ram Chaudhary, were found dead.

DSP Bed Prakash Joshi, the spokesperson of the District Police Office, says Sanju was found dead inside her house whereas Maya Ram was found hanging to a tree around 200 metres away. The girl’s body was wrapped in a sari.

“We are investigating the case as it was already late yesterday when the incidents were reported,” the police official says.

Meanwhile, Gauriganga-3 ward chair Jagat Ram Chaudhary says locals have hoped the police would crack the mystery soon.