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Man who stabbed woman, daughter to death held after encounter
Agra: The Agra police on Tuesday arrested the man allegedly involved in stabbing a woman and her daughter to death in Bah area on Sunday night
Agra: The Agra police on Tuesday arrested the man allegedly involved in stabbing a woman and her daughter to death in Bah area on Sunday night.
The accused, Govind, was arrested after an encounter on Shikohabad Road in Bateshwar area of Agra early on Tuesday morning, said police. A motorcycle and a country-made pistol were recovered from him.
Police said five teams were constituted to arrest the accused and a cash reward of ₹25,000 was announced on his arrest.
“We got the tip off about his presence in the ravines of Bateshwar. When trapped, he tried to run and open fire on cops, forcing retaliatory fire. The accused got injured in the leg and was arrested. He was taken for treatment to a hospital,” said ADG/IG Agra Range A Satish Ganesh on Tuesday.
To recall, the accused on Sunday night had entered the house in Jarar village and killed both Sharada Devi, 50, and her daughter Kamini, 19, while they were sleeping.
Family members alleged that accused had also attacked Sharda Devi’s daughter-in-law Vimlesh when she tried to save them. She was injured in the incident and undergoing treatment at a hospital.
A case was registered on the complaint lodged by the brother of the girl under sections 302, 307, 452 and 506 of Indian Penal Code.
Manish Kumar, the brother of the girl, has alleged that Govid was following his sister and tried to talk to her despite his sister saying no to him.
According to villagers, Govind was angry as the family had got the girl engaged to another man a week ago.
