Two women found dead in temple bathroom in Gujarat; police examine ChatGPT search logs

Two women in the 18-20 age group were found dead inside the bathroom of a temple in Gujarat's Surat city, with police on Saturday (March 7, 2026) stating they had recovered medical tools from the site and that the duo had researched ending their own lives , using the ChatGPT AI chatbot created by OpenAI

The two collegians were missing since Friday (March 6) afternoon and were found dead later that night in the bathroom of Swaminarayan Temple in Saniya village, Assistant Commissioner of Police N.P. Gohil said.

"Their kin had informed Dindoli police station after they went missing. Their phones were active but the two were not answering calls. After the location of the phones was traced, a police team went to Saniya village and searched the fields. We found their scooter near the temple," he said.

CCTV footage showed the two had walked towards the temple's bathroom, the door of which was then broken down, the official said.

"The two were found unconscious. One of them was rushed to civil hospital and the other to SMIMER Hospital. They were declared dead on arrival by doctors at the two facilities," he said.

The search of the bathroom revealed certain medical tools, while some photographs related to the death were found in the gallery of the phone of one of the deceased, the official said.

The two, studying in different colleges here, were good friend since school, police said.

A probe is underway to find out why the two took the extreme step, police added.

(Those in distress or having suicidal thoughts are encouraged to seek help and counselling by calling the helpline numbers here)