THANE: Two cousins, missing since Friday, were found hanging from a tree in a forest in Murbad taluka of Thane district.
The girls resided around 2.5km from the spot.
Both had left home together on Friday, saying they are going for a walk in the forest.
When they did not return, their family approached police and filed missing person complaints.
On Monday evening, both bodies were found by villagers, who informed Murbad police.
Police said they sent the bodies for post-mortem to JJ hospital in Mumbai, which confirmed they died by suicide.
Inspector Dattatray Borate said a primary probe revealed that the elder girl was depressed about not getting married, while the other girl was upset with workload at home, including filling water from around 500 metres away from a well in the village daily.
There have been similar suicides in Thane district.
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