Unnao: Two Girls, Cousins Found Dead In A Field In Uttar Pradesh, Third Girl Critical; Congress Attacks BJP’s Yogi Government

Two girls were found dead in a field in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao in the evening on February 17, the police said. The police further informed that a third girl found with them is critical in hospital. The girls, who were 16, 13 & 17 years old, had left home on February 17 afternoon to get fodder for animals. When the girls, who were cousins, did not return home by late evening, the family started a search and found the girls lying in a field, unconscious. They were taken to the hospital where the two younger girls were declared dead. The oldest was later taken to a hospital in Kanpur. Bodies of the two girls have been sent for autopsy. Doctors have said symptoms appeared to be that of poisoning, according to police officials. Congress' Alka Lamba questioned the UP state government whether the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' slogan of the BJP was a warning to protect girls from crimes in the state.

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