Three teenage girls found hanging from a tree in Jhapa

KATHMANDU: Three girls were found hanging from a tree at the Sunkoshi Tea Garden in Ballegaun of Kachankawal Rural Municipality, Jhapa.

According to Chairman Mohammad Nur Alam, the deceased have been identified as Karina Ganesh (16), Anjali Ganesh (17) and Sarmila Ganesh (16) of Pathemari, Kachankawal-5.

He said that they were found hanging this afternoon.

The girls, who used to work at the tea garden, had gone missing since Saturday.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, Basanta Pathak, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Jhapa, said.