 After the kidnapping , the couple were beaten . Babli 's brother Suresh forced her to consume pesticide , while four other family members pushed Manoj to the ground , her uncle Rajinder pulling a noose around Manoj 's neck and strangling him in front of Babli . They wrapped the bodies in gunny sacks and dumped them in Barwala Link Canal in Hisar district . On 23 June , nine days later , their mutilated bodies , hands and feet tied , were fished out of the canal by Kheri Chowki police . After autopsy , police preserved Manoj 's shirt and Babli 's anklet and cremated the bodies as unclaimed on 24 June . On 1 July the family identified them by the remnants of their clothing . The accused were subsequently arrested . 
