Jammu, Nov 8 (PTI) The bodies of a man and a woman were found hanging from a tree on the outskirts of the city here on Sunday, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Mangat Ram (30) from Nargali Ghari village in Jammu, and Saraswati (25) of Katghora in Chhattisgarh, a police official said.

Also Read | Hyderabad Police to Relaunch Job Connect; The Initiative Aims to Fill Gap Between the Companies and Job Seekers.

The bodies were found hanging from the tree with a common rope in Gurha Brahmana village of Akhnoor. They were taken to the sub-district hospital for a post-mortem examination, he said.

An investigation is underway. It is premature to say whether it was a suicide or a murder, the official said.

Also Read | JoSAA 6th Seat Allotment Result 2020: Joint Seat Allocation Authority Declares Result at josaa.nic.in.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)