The murder of a Dalit school teacher, his wife, and their two infant children in the Congress stronghold of Amethi/Rae Bareli has triggered a political row in Uttar Pradesh.
According to the police, the horrific incident occurred in village Bodal Kachar under Mahuljhir police station limit in the Tamia Tehsil of Chhindwara district sometime around 2.30 AM and 3 AM.
A division bench comprising Justice PB Suresh Kumar and Justice S Manu confirmed the verdict of the sessions court while dismissing the appeal filed by the convict.
Upon receiving the devastating news, their father, Anil Gogoi, reportedly took his own life by hanging himself at their residence in Titabor, Assam.
The person arrested allegedly in connection with the murder was identified as Nilanjan Sarkhel, brother-in-law of the deceased.
A woman in Guwahati allegedly killed her husband and mother-in-law, stored their body parts in a freezer for a few days and later disposed it in a river, police sources said.
