the families alleged that the two had been murdered and their bodies hanged to make the deaths appear like suicides While police suspected suicide. Bulandshahr: Two friends who worked at a private factory in Noida and had returned to their homes in Bulandshahr for Dussehra were found hanging from a sheesham tree in a field near Visundhara village in Aurangabad on Wednesday evening.
The deceased, Sumit Kumar , 22, and Priyanshu Singh, 20, were spotted hanging from the tree by a passer-by about 27 hours after they were last seen leaving home.
Their relatives said neither man had shown signs of emotional distress or mental health problems before their deaths. Prakhar Pandey, circle officer (city), Bulandshahr, said, “On the face of it, this appears to be a case of suicide, but police are investigating all aspects. Further action would depend on the post-mortem findings, Pandey said.
Police recovered both men’s mobile phones, which were switched off, from Kumar’s pocket. Police sent both bodies for post-mortem examinations and began analysing call logs from the recovered phones to trace the men’s movements before their deaths.