UP man kills twin daughters: A 45-year-old man working as a medical representative allegedly killed his twin daughters (11) by slitting their throats at his house in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur on the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday, the police said.
The chilling incident unfolded in the city’s Kidwai Nagar locality, and the cops learnt about the incident when the accused himself dialled the police emergency helpline number, 112, in the early hours of Sunday.
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Accused calls cops at 4:30 AM
According to police, the accused called the cops at 4:30 AM on Sunday, and calmly informed them about the killings. The police rushed to the scene and arrested him. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), Deependra Nath Choudhary confirmed that the accused was taken into custody, adding that no definitive motive has been established in the case yet.
UP man kills twin daughters: Cops witness harrowing scenes inside apartment
When the police teams reached the crime scene situated at the Trimurti Apartment complex, they stumbled across a harrowing sight. The bodies of both the girls were found lying on the floor of the bedroom, and a blood-stained knife was found near the corpses. The cops noted that the bed appeared untouched. According to forensic experts, the minor girls may have been smothered before their throats were slit.
During this, the accused father sat beside the bodies, and did not resist arrest. The police came to know that the victims, both students of Grade 5, lived in the flat with their parents and a younger brother. When the horrendous incident unfolded, their six-year-old sibling was with their mother in another room of the house.
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Wife remains unaware about double murder until police arrive
The wife of the accused told police that prior to the incident, everything appeared entirely routine. After the family had dinner together, the man took both the girls to his room and spent a long time on the phone.
Later, she went to sleep along with her son in another room of the house, and remained unaware of the crime. She claimed she learnt about the killings only when the cops knocked on the house’s door.
Mental health angle under police’s scanner
The man’s motive behind the double-murder has still not been established, but investigators are exploring a possible link to mental health woes. Sources said the accused showed signs of emotional instability after his mother passed away a few months ago. A police team also recovered a huge number of mental health pills from his room, after which they are also examining whether the girls were given sedatives before being murdered. The accused’s wife demanded that he be hanged till death at the earliest.
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