A mother and her youngest son were hacked to death and their bodies set on fire by the two elder sons over a dispute over drawing water from a handpump in the parched Banda district in Bundelkhand region.
The incident took place on Sunday when a quarrel ensued between Qadeeran and her sons Nafees and Anees. The quarrel took an ugly turn when Nafees and Anees took their mother inside the house and hacked her to death. Their younger brother Rasheed tried to intervene and was also hacked to death by the brothers. After killing their mother and younger brother, the two poured kerosene and set the bodies on fire.
Rasheed’s wife Jamila returned home from a friend’s place and saw smoke coming out from their home. She cried for help and called the neighbours who went in and saw the charred bodies. Blood was splattered on the walls of the room which confirmed that the two had been hacked before their bodies were set on fire.
The police has registered a case against the two accused brothers but both are absconding after the incident.
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Indian embassy in kathmandu sets up helpline
Age Correspondent
NEW DELHI, MAY 14
Following the air crash in Nepal that left 13 Indians dead on Monday, India has set up round-the-clock helplines in its embassy in Kathmandu to provide information on the air crash.
According to official sources, external affairs minister S.M. Krishna was in touch with the country’s ambassador to Nepal. The aircraft, which crashed against a mountain, was a Dornier in which 21 passengers were travelling.
In his condolence message to the families of those who died in the crash, external affairs minister said, “I am deeply saddened to hear about the tragic air crash that occurred earlier this morning near Jomsong airport in Nepal. I would like to convey my deep condolences to the families of all those who have lost their lives in this accident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all those who have lost their near and dear ones.”