TIL Desk/National/Unnao/ The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday held two people in connection with the deaths of two teenage girls at an Unnao village, accusing them of murder over a one-sided love affair. The third victim in the case is battling for life at a hospital.
One of the accused held in the case is a teenager, according to police. “Vinay Kumar, alias Lambu, and a teenager have been held in connection with the case. The matter is a fallout of a one-side love affair.
“The accused gave some pesticide with water to the three girls,” Lucknow Range IG Laxmi Singh told reporters in Unnao. Both accused are residents of Pathakpur village in the Ashoha area and were held on a tip-off, the IG said.
During interrogation, Vinay told police that he was involved in agriculture and owned a piece of land at Baburaha village, near the spot where girls were found on Wednesday night.
According to police, Vinay told them that the girls used to go to the fields for fodder and they became friends during the coronavirus lockdown. He had a one-sided love affair with one of the girls.