Budaun double murder: Barber accused of killing 2 boys had gone to their house seeking money

After the incident, Sajid’s shop was set on fire. Some other shops nearby and a motorcycle were also vandalised.

The man who allegedly murdered two children at their home in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh knew the family and had gone there seeking money for payment to a hospital where his pregnant wife was admitted, the FIR said.

Hours after the murder on Tuesday evening, the accused Sajid (22) was gunned down in an encounter with the police, IG Bareilly range R.K. Singh told PTI.

The police on Wednesday detained the father and uncle of the accused.

The other accused, Sajid's brother Javed, is absconding, police said.

Sajid, who had recently opened a barber shop in the locality, allegedly attacked three brothers — Ayush, 12, Ahaan alias Honey, 8, and Yuvraj, 10, with a knife. Ayush and Ahaan died in the attack, while Yuvraj was rushed to a hospital with grievous wounds.

After the incident, Sajid's shop was set on fire. Some other shops nearby and a motorcycle were also vandalised by local people and the boys' family members.

The FIR, based on the complaint by the victims' father Vinod Kumar, said Sajid and his brother Javed reached the house at around 7 p.m.