Badaun murder news: The event occurred while the two youngsters, aged around 11 and 6, were playing on the rooftop of a building in Baba Colony.
A guy hacked the children to death on Tuesday evening in Uttar Pradesh Badaun’s Baba Colony before being slain in an encounter with police, according to news agency ANI.
The incident occurred as the two youngsters, aged around 11 and six, were playing on the terrace of a building. The culprit, named as Sajid, arrived and waited for some time before killing them, according to Bareilly Inspector-General of Police Rakesh Kumar. According to the Indian Express, the victims were brothers Ayush and Honey.
“When the police arrived, the accused attempted to flee the scene. We pursued the accused. He opened fire on cops and was murdered in retaliation. The accused died on the spot. “The police are looking into the case,” Rakesh Kumar stated.
“The accused Sajid entered the residence yesterday around 7:30 p.m. and walked to the terrace, where the children were playing. He attacked and murdered the two children. He then came down, and the throng attempted to keep him back, but he fled…When police learned that the accused had escaped, they acted quickly…Badaun SSP Alok Priyadarshi informed ANI that the accused fired at the police and was killed in retaliation.
He stated that the murder weapon and pistol had been recovered. In the FIR, the family of the murdered children names the accused’s brother, Javed. “Teams are working to find him, and he will be arrested soon,” the SSP announced.
Who is the accused and why did he kill the children?
IG Rakesh Kumar said the accused is aged between 25 and 30 years. “We will be disclosing their details after further investigation,” he said.
When asked about the motive behind the murders, Badaun district magistrate (DM) Manoj Kumar said, “The reason for the murder is not clear yet. It will be found out during the investigation.”
Reports, however, claimed that there was some dispute over money which led to the incident. The SSP, citing the victim’s family, said the accused had demanded ₹5,000 from the father of the deceased children. He said the police were now investigating what led to the murder.
Tension in Badaun
Heavy police security was deployed at the Baba Colony located near the Mandi Samiti outpost as locals protested against the ghastly double murder.
NDTV reported that angry locals set a shop on fire after the incident in Baba Colony. The situation is now under control, the police said.
District magistrate Manoj Kumar said some people got agitated after the incident and they have been asked to maintain peace.
“We received information this evening that at Baba colony near the Mandi Samiti police outpost, a man entered a house and murdered two young children. After the incident, some people got agitated. The people have been asked to maintain peace,” Manoj Kumar told ANI. He added that the bodies have been sent for postmortem. “We have assured them that an investigation will be carried out,” the DM said.
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