Student Killed, Father Attacked by Masked Intruders While Sleeping in Bed: Police

The police arrived soon and sent Priya Singh’s body for post-mortem. (Representative)

Gorakhpur:

A Class 10 student in Kushinagar was brutally murdered in his sleep by masked intruders at his home, police said on Saturday. 3 people were arrested in connection with this.

They said this took place on Friday night when Priya Singh and her father Jaynarayan Singh were sleeping at their home in Nauka Tola area while other members of the family were away for Chhath Puja celebrations.

According to the police, masked intruders allegedly entered the house and slit Priya Singh’s throat and also attacked her father with a sharp weapon.

Authorities stated that Jaynarayan Singh was injured in his hands in the attack, adding that the attackers ran away after the man raised the alarm.

The police arrived soon and sent Priya Singh’s body for post-mortem.

Based on a written complaint, a case was registered against three persons: Keshwar Singh, 48; Madan Singh, 40; on Saturday and 40-year-old Kishor Kushwaha were arrested and all of them were remanded in custody, Additional Commissioner of Police Ritesh Kumar Singh said.

Authorities said police are intensifying their investigation to determine the motive behind the attack.

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