Badaun double murder: Father of two murdered children says suspect demanded Rs 5,000, unaware of exact intention
Bareilly Inspector General of Police Rakesh Kumar said the suspect is between 25 and 30 years old and he will reveal his details after further investigation.
Badaun (Uttar Pradesh): A day after two children were mercilessly hacked to death in Baba Colony of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, the father of the deceased children said on Wednesday that the accused demanded Rs 5,000 and that he was not aware of the exact intentions of the people behind the had committed a crime.
“I was not aware of the meeting (of the suspect). He (the suspect) tried to run away, but the police caught him. There were two people. I live outside. We had no interaction with them before. We don’t know why this happened,” he said.
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One of the surviving brothers of the two deceased children and an eyewitness to the incident said, “The man from Salon had come here. He took my brothers upstairs, I don’t know why he killed them. He tried to attack me too, but I pushed his knife away, pushed him away and ran downstairs. I suffered injuries to my hand and head…Two people (suspect) had come here…’
Speaking to ANI, SSP Badaun said the deceased’s family has also named the suspect’s brother, who is on the run.
“The suspect Sajid entered the house yesterday around 7.30 pm and went to the terrace where the children were playing. He attacked and killed the two children. He then came downstairs where the crowd tried to stop him, but he escaped. Police teams swung into action when they learned that the suspect had escaped. The suspect shot at the police and was killed in retaliatory fire. The murder weapon and revolver have been recovered. In the FIR, the family of the deceased children have also named the accused’s brother, Javed. Teams are trying to find him and he will be arrested soon. According to the family, the suspect had demanded Rs 5,000 from the father of the deceased children,” he said.
Meanwhile, police officers and security personnel held a flag march this morning in the city where the incident took place.
Earlier, Bareilly Inspector General of Police Rakesh Kumar said the suspect is between 25 and 30 years old. After further investigation we will release their information.
Meanwhile, heavy police security was deployed at Baba Colony near Mandi Samiti outpost as locals protested against the gruesome double murder.
District Magistrate of Badaun (DM) Manoj Kumar said some people became agitated after the incident and they were asked to maintain peace. Talking about the victims, the DM said.
(With inputs from ANI)