GORAKHPUR, Aug. 23 -- A 14-year-old girl died of excessive bleeding following an alleged abortion procedure in Harraiya town of Basti district on Saturday night. The 19-year-old youth, with whom she was reportedly in a relationship, allegedly consumed poison after learning of her death and later died during treatment. Police have taken the midwife who allegedly performed the procedure into custody for questioning.

Station house officer (SHO) Sanjay Kumar said the bodies of the girl and the youth had been sent for post-mortem examinations to ascertain the exact cause of death. Police had not received a written complaint from either family and had initiated an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

According to police, the...