Dewas (Madhya Pradesh): A man allegedly killed his live-in partner’s two children while their mother was away at a neighbour’s house in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district on Sunday. The accused strangled the kids to death after a fight with their mother, covered them with a blanket and slept next to them to make it look like all three went to routine sleep.
The next morning, when mother returned home after the fight, she tried to wake her children but found them unresponsive, and realise they were dead.
According to information, the incident took place in Pithampur, where Priya Yadav had been living with Lokendra Malviya after getting separated from her husband. Priya left her husband Vishnu Katara, with whom she had a love marriage and two kids.
Lokendra and Priya had a heated argument on Sunday night, after which Priya stormed out of the house and went to a neighbour’s home to calm down.
During her absence, Lokendra allegedly strangled Priya’s two children — Hemant (7) and Nisha (3) — to death. After committing the crime, he reportedly covered their bodies with a blanket and went to sleep in the same room.
The next morning, Priya returned and tried to wake the children, but they did not respond.
Realising something was wrong, police were called to the scene and, based on suspicion, took Lokendra into custody.
During interrogation, he confessed to the crime. The investigation is ongoing.
