Two women strangled, bodies burnt in Bulandshahr

MEERUT: Two women were strangulated and set afire in their house in Bahapur village of BB Nagar area of Bulandshahr on Thursday evening, police said.

Additional director general (ADG), Meerut zone, Prashant Kumar said investigation was underway and the accused would be arrested soon.

Police said the accelerator wire of a motorcycle was used to strangulate Sheelu, 22, and her cousin Shivani, 20, when they were alone at the house. The bodies were burnt on the bed, they said. Senior police officials reached the house and forensic teams collected evidence from the spot for testing. Police said the telephone call details of the girls’ phones were being examined to identify the accused.

Farmer Gajendra Singh told the police that the marriage of his son Rahul was scheduled for

When we returned at around 6 pm, we found their partially burnt bodies on the beds in separate rooms. Accelerator wire was found around Shivani’s neck

PRASHANT KUMAR , ADG, Meerut zone

February 18 and the family had gone for shopping. His daughter Sheelu and her cousin Shivani stayed back at the house, he said.

He said he spoke to Sheelu over the phone at around 4 pm.

“When we returned at around 6 pm, we found their partially burnt bodies on the beds in separate rooms. Accelerator wire was found around Shivani’s neck,” he told the police.