Overview
- Police identified the accused as Sikandar Gupta, 30, and arrested him at his home in Parsa village after residents raised an alarm.
- Officers and eyewitnesses say the killings occurred on the rooftop using sticks and a cement brick, with allegations the suspect mutilated the bodies and consumed flesh before onlookers.
- The victims were identified as Priyanka Gupta and Runa Devi, and their bodies were sent for post-mortem as part of the ongoing investigation.
- A double-murder case has been registered, the suspect has been remanded to jail, and forensic examination of the scene and medical reports are pending.
- Police say they are evaluating the accused’s mental condition, while villagers report a history of substance use and prior assaults in the household.