Kanpur Horror: Father Brutally Slits Throats of Twin Daughters Then Calls Police Himself

Kanpur: In a chilling incident, a man was arrested for allegedly murdering his 11-year-old twin daughters by slitting their throats in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Sunday.

The incident has revealed a harrowing history of domestic violence, alcoholism, and high-tech surveillance within the household, as detailed by the victims' mother.

The accused, identified as Prateek Mishra, allegedly slit the throats of his daughters, Riddhi and Siddhi, inside their residence before calling the police to confess to the crime.

A Marriage Built on Control

Following the double murder, Reshma Chhetri, the mother of the twins, made serious allegations of torture against him, as what began as a love marriage in 2014 quickly devolved into a nightmare.

She alleged that he was an alcoholic and would regularly beat her and deprive her of food.

In a chilling detail, Reshma disclosed that Mishra had installed CCTV cameras throughout the house, including inside his own bedroom, to monitor her movements. 

She alleged that she was subjected to violence by her husband whenever she attempted to leave for her parents' place.

Reshma also said that her husband would repeatedly ask him to leave with their son and that he would keep the daughters with him.

The Final Night

Reshma said that she was forced to leave the twins behind while she stayed at her parental home with her son, as her husband had refused to let her take them along.

She said that she returned after about nine months because it was becoming difficult to live without her daughters.

She further said that she was not allowed to enter her husband's room. According to Reshma, her husband often said that he wanted to kill himself and the twin girls.

Speaking about the hours leading up to the tragic murder of her daughters, she said that everything seemed normal the night before. 

She added that the family had dinner together, and then her husband took the twins to his room to sleep.

Reshma said she could see on the CCTV feed that her husband continued talking on the phone for a long time. 

At around 2.30 am, he took one of his daughters to the bathroom and returned to the room a short while later, Reshma recalled seeing on the CCTV monitor.

Reshma said there was no sound from the room after that. She said she assumed that everyone was asleep inside the room. 

After that, Reshma said, she did not realise when her daughters were killed.

Police Action 

Upon receiving information about the murders, senior police officers immediately arrived at the scene and began an investigation. Reshma said that her husband himself informed the police about the crime.

The bodies of both girls were found inside the house, with deep cuts on their necks. A forensic team was rushed to assist the investigators in gathering evidence. 

The father of the two children has been arrested at the scene. He is being interrogated, and efforts are underway to determine the motive behind the double murder.

Both bodies have been sent for postmortem. Police said that all necessary legal action is being taken in the case, and the accused will soon be presented before a court.

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