The father of the two minor boys killed in Budaun by a barber in their house have set himself and his bike on fire over dissatisfation with the investigation by the police as they have not been able to ascertain the motive behind the attack yet.
The police was able to stop Vinod Kumar, father of the minor victims after he tried to self-immolate and set his bike on fire .
Budaun Double Murder: What did the family say?
Vinod's mother Munni Devi said it's been six days since she lost her grandchildren but the police were yet to come up with a motive behind the cruelty.
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"It seems that the police are hiding something," she told PTI.
What did the police say?
Senior Superintendent of Police Alok Priyadarshi said Vinod was missing his children because of Holi and set his bike on fire in rage.
"Seeing their shoes, clothes and other festival items, he could not stop himself and set fire to his bike to vent his anger," he said.
Budaun Double Murder: What has happened so far?
Two young children were killed while one was critically injured in the Baba colony area in Budaun on March 19.
Sajid had entered the house of a family he knew and allegedly attacked Ayush, 12, Ahaan alias Honey, 8, and Yuvraj, 10, with a knife.
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Ayush and Ahaan died on the spot, while Yuvraj was admitted to the hospital with serious wounds.
After the incident, Sajid and Javed, both barbers, were identified as the assailants.
While Sajid was killed in an encounter with police the same day, Javed had on March 22 surrendered at the Satellite Police Outpost of the Baradari Police Station in neighbouring Bareilly district.
The Budaun district administration has ordered a magisterial inquiry into Sajid's encounter.
According to police, Javed had been on the run since the killings and had stayed at his in-laws' house before moving to Delhi, where his acquaintances told him that the police were looking for him. He later surrendered.
