Bodies of teenaged couple found in car

Lucknow, Apr 25 (UNI) Bodies of two missing teenagers -- a boy and a girl -- were found under mysterious circumstances here this morning even as police were looking for a domestic help, who has been missing since the incident came to light.

Hours after suspecting murder, preliminary investigations suggested the deaths were accidental in nature and were caused by asphyxiation.

''The car had central locking and the air conditioner was on...it is possible they were trapped inside,'' said ASP Umesh Srivastava.

He told UNI tonight that the reason for death could not be ascertained in the autopsy and the viscera had been preserved for future examination.

Mr Srivastava further denied that the girl's body bore injury marks, as claimed by a private news channel.

The corpses were found in the boy's car inside a garage, under Saadatganj police station area in Old Lucknow.

Both bodies were found naked and the police recovered bottles of soft drinks, packets of chips and condoms from the car.

The girl's father Pradeep Agarwal, a jeweller, had lodged complaint with police last night, fearing kidnapping of his daughter Charu (16).

The boy Sameer (19) was also stated to be missing since yesterday, said his father Jamil, a footwear dealer.

The two were students of a reputed school and were taking tuitions at the same institute in Hazratganj area.

Jamil and his eldest son were being interrogated by the police.

Investigators were also on a lookout for Salim, who works as a domestic help at the Aggarwal household and was close to Sameer.

''He is missing as of now,'' said a police official.

UNI