Meerut murders: Family of five wiped out, children’s bodies found in bed box

Five family members, including three children, found dead in Uttar Pradesh home, leading to arrests and ongoing investigation.

Five members of a family, including three children aged eight, four and one whose bodies were stuffed in sacks and kept in a bed box, were found killed in their home, police said on Friday (January 10, 2025). Two persons were detained for the sensational murders that shocked this Uttar Pradesh town.

Several suspects have also been taken into custody for the killing that came to light on Thursday (January 9, 2025) night. The bodies of the parents were wrapped in bedsheets. And all five had deep head injuries and slash marks on their necks.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vipin Tada said, "Based on a complaint filed by the relatives of the deceased woman, a case has been registered against three named accused and some unidentified persons. Two named suspects and several others have been taken into custody for questioning."

Police said the bodies of the husband and wife were found wrapped in bedsheets, while those of their three children were stuffed in the storage compartment of a bed at the family's home in the densely populated Suhail Garden neighbourhood in the Lisari Gate police station area.

Tada added that one named suspect is absconding, and police teams have been deployed to arrest him. "All pieces of evidence are being gathered, and the case will be solved soon," he said.

The deceased were identified as Moin alias Moinuddin (52), his wife Asma (45), and their daughters Afsah (8), Aziza (4), and Adeeba (1).

The bodies of the children were found stuffed in sacks and hidden in the bed's storage, the police said, adding all the victims had deep head injuries and slash marks on their necks.