Rumours being spread on Chopra deaths, families misguided to tamper with evidence: WB Police

Kolkata, Jul 23 (PTI) Rumours are being spre about "unnatural" death of a girl and a boy in Chopra area of rth Dinajpur district of West Bengal to "misguide" ir families and "conceal and tamper" with evidence, police said.

Referring to postmortem reports of deceased, police said y died due to poisoning and did t have any external or internal injuries.

"Some persons are still trying to spre rumours in incident of unfortunate death of two young persons in Chopra PS area of Islampur PD. As per Post Mortem reports of both boy and girl, y died due to poisoning and ne of m h any external or internal injuries.

"Family members being misguided by some persons with vested interest tried to conceal and tamper with evidence.

se persons n hatched up a conspiracy to create L&O problem and for that purpose y spre a story which y knew to be completely false," West Bengal Police said in a tweet on Wednesday night.

state police also appealed to people t to pay heed to se rumours.

"People are requested t to get carried away by rumours. WBP is committed to maintain peace. Please inform police in case of any incident or any valuable information," police said.

Alleging rape and murder of girl, a mob h gone on a ramp in district on July 19, setting fire to several police vehicles and government buses on National Highway 31 in Chopra area near Siliguri.

girl, who h gone out of her house at Sonapur vill on July 19 morning to relieve herself, was found de a few hours later. villrs alleged that she was raped before being murdered.

next morning, de body of boy, accused by girl's family of raping and murdering her, was found in a pond in same Chopra area.

far and two brors of girl have been arrested after boy's family h lodged a complaint alleging that he was murdered by girl's family.

police are investigating wher two deaths are linked in any way.