Double Murder Rocks Lakhimpur Kheri, Boy-Girl Hacked To Death

Lakhimpur Kheri, February 26 (TNA) A young boy and girl were found murdered on the roadside on Monday morning, police said. Panic spread in the area as soon as the bodies were noticed by passersby. Both the boy and girl were soaked in blood and it appeared that they had been hacked by some sharp-edged weapon.

A countrymade pistol and some live cartridges are also reported to have been found from the crime scene. Police has sent the bodies for autopsy and a probe has been ordered. The incident took place near the tehsil Aawas falling udner the Mitauli police station area.

While the girl has been identified, identity of the young man is yet to be ascertained. The girl worked at a nearby medical acility and had left her home at around 9 am.