Married woman, 46, her 27-year-old partner found hanging in UP's Bahraich hotel

A 46-year-old married woman from Noida and her 27-year-old partner from Shravasti were found hanging in a hotel room in Bahraich, police said on Friday.

The two, identified as Rinku (27) and Pinky (46), had checked into a hotel in the Kotwali Nagar area on September 22, posing as a married couple, police said. Rinku, who is from the Ikauna area of Shravasti, had allegedly brought Pinky, a resident of Dankaur in Gautam Buddh Nagar, to Bahraich a few days earlier.

City Circle Officer Narayan Dutt Misra said the hotel operator alerted police on Thursday evening after noticing that there had been no activity from the room since morning and finding the circumstances suspicious.

A police team, accompanied by women personnel and the hotel operator, entered the room after opening it in the presence of videographers and found the two hanging, Misra said.

An FSL team was called to the hotel and an investigation was launched. The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, he said.

"Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide. The exact circumstances will become clear after the post-mortem report," Misra said.

Kotwali Nagar SHO Brijendra Misra said the two were in a relationship. He said the woman's family had informed police that Rinku had taken her away from Noida.

A police source said Pinky was married and that she and Rinku had allegedly developed a relationship through social media.

The reason behind their alleged suicide has not yet been established, the source said.

Police are examining statements from family members, mobile phone call records and other evidence to determine the circumstances that led to their deaths, the source added.  (with inputs from PTI)