Overview
- Aamir, identified by Uttar Pradesh Police as the prime suspect, was shot dead in Ambedkar Nagar on Monday in what officers described as an encounter that left two policemen injured.
- Investigators allege he sought to marry the mother and take her property, and they say jewellery belonging to her was found in his pocket after the shooting.
- The case began Saturday when four siblings, ages 8 to 14, were found bludgeoned on a bed inside their locked home, with police saying the children may have been drugged before the attack.
- Following Sunday's discovery of the missing mother's body in a nearby drain, police shifted from viewing her as a suspect to treating her as a victim in the same crime.
- Authorities say lab results and autopsies will guide next steps as they review motive, look for any accomplices, and examine the circumstances of the encounter.