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Sitapur murders: Remaining sibling detained, cops’ theory under scanner

By, Lucknow
Updated on: May 13, 2024 09:12 PM IST

Police detain Ajit Singh, brother of deceased Anurag Singh, in Sitapur murder case. The post-mortem report raises doubts on police theory of murder-suicide.

In the gruesome murders in Sitapur district, police detained the younger brother of the deceased, Ajit Singh, for interrogation, on Monday.

For representation only (HT File Photo)

Cops also took Ajit to the crime scene as part of the investigation.

The Sitapur police took the step after Ankit Singh, brother of the deceased woman, Priyanka Singh, questioned the police theory that blamed Anurag Singh for the six murders.

Six people were found dead at their residence in Sitapur village in the wee hours of Saturday. The deceased were identified as Anurag Singh, 45, his wife, Priyanka Singh, 40, mother Savitri Singh, 62, and three children Aarna, 12, Aadvik, 8 and Aarvi, 7.

Claiming to have solved the murder mystery, the district police chief of Sitapur had claimed on Sunday that Anurag Singh, 45, had shot himself dead after killing his mother, wife and three children, aged between 7 and 12 years, in a Sitapur village early on Saturday morning, apparently in a fit of rage after a confrontation with family members on Friday night.

 
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