Baghpat (UP) (PTI): The wife and two minor daughters of a Muslim cleric were found murdered with a sharp-edged weapon inside their residence in a village here on Saturday, police said.

According to police, Israna (30), wife of Ibrahim who is Imam of the main mosque at Gangnauli village in Baghpat district, and their daughters Sofia (5) and Sumaiya (2) were found lying in pools of blood inside their residence located within the mosque's premises.

Imam Ibrahim was said to be away for some work in Deoband at the time of the incident.

The murders came to light when some children, who arrived for daily lessons at the mosque, saw the bodies and raised an alarm.

On being informed, Superintendent of Police Suraj Kumar Rai, Additional SP Praveen Kumar Chauhan, and Circle Officer Vijay Kumar rea

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