Two sisters, aged five and seven, were murdered while they were alone at home in UP’s Etawah on Sunday. Police said the two girls were killed with a shovel.
The victims, identified as Shilpi and Roshni, were found with their throats slit, allegedly by a shovel-wielding assailant. Their mother, Sushila, told police that she had gone to collect fodder with the rest of the family at 5:00 pm. When they returned later, they found the doors open and the girls lying dead inside.
Their mother denied any enmity resentment with anyone in the village, adding that the family primarily earned their livelihood through farming and livestock-raising.
Police have registered a case and launched a probe. Kanpur Zone Inspector General of Police Prashant Kumar confirmed that the two girls were killed with a shovel. Evidence has been collected from the spot and investigators are working to crack the case at the earliest, he added.
