Baghpat (UP): Police on Sunday detained two minor students of a cleric in connection with the murder of his wife and two daughters in the Doghat area of Baghpat district, an official said on Sunday.

The two boys on Saturday allegedly attacked the cleric’s wife and two daughters with a hammer, and stabbed them with a knife for frequently scolding and beating them, they said.

The incident came to light when some children who arrived for daily lessons at the mosque discovered the bodies of Ibrahim’s wife, Israna (30), and their daughters, Sofia (5) and Sumaiya (2), at their residence located within the mosque premises of Gangnauli village, Superintendent of Police (SP) Suraj Kumar Rai said.

During the investigation, police said they found that two of Ibrahim’s students had committed the

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