Mirzapur,

13 Jan (HS): According to authorities, a man was detained after reportedly

murdering his stepmother and stepbrother with a sharp knife after an altercation

on Tuesday morning. The accused also attempted to dispose of the remains, but

bystanders alerted authorities, revealing the crime.

According

to police authorities, at 5.00 a.m. on Tuesday, a man called Rahul Gupta (35)

attacked his stepmother Usha (55), and her son Ayush Gupta (30), with a sharp

weapon. According

to Additional Superintendent of Police Manish Kumar Mishra, Rahul used a knife

to assault his stepbrother Ayush following an altercation in the morning. Rahul

assaulted his mother, Usha, with the knife when she attempted to intervene.

He

claimed the accused attempted to dispose the remains on a tractor-trolley.

However, Ayush's corpse dropped off near the Marhihan crossroads, and Rahul was

unaware. Rahul tossed Usha's body into the Patewar Marhihan canal. While

returning, the accused was attempting to hide Ayush's body, which was lying on

the road, with a sheet, when two pedestrians noticed him and raised an alert.

According

to the ASP, after getting information, police arrived and apprehended Rahul,

who was attempting to flee the scene. They also found a tractor-trolley and a

knife that were reportedly used in the crime. According to the ASP, the accused

admitted to putting his stepmother's body into the canal. A police search

effort is underway in the canal to recover her remains. Mishra confirmed that

Ayush's body had been submitted for post-mortem examination.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi