Badaun double murder case: Who was Sajid, barber accused of allegedly killing 2 boys?

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Badaun. UP Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar said the accused was shot dead when he opened fire on the police team pursuing him, The Indian Express reported. According to reports, the children, identified as Ayush and Honey, were playing on the terrace of a building when Sajid arrived and waited for an opportune moment before carrying out the heinous act.

The accused in the case has been identified as 22-year-old Sajid, according to reports, Sajid's shop is situated near the residence of the boys in Baba Colony, within the Civil Line police station area of Badaun. According to the newspaper, the father of the victims, Vinod Singh, works as a contractor, while their mother, Sangeeta, runs a beauty parlour. Also Read: Badaun double murder news: Surviving brother turns eyewitness, says, ‘I pushed away his knife…’ Badaun SSP Alok Priyadarshi stated that the accused, Sajid, entered the house around 7:30 pm.

At that time, Vinod Singh had purportedly gone to the market, while his wife was at her beauty parlour. The boys were at home with their paternal grandmother, as per the police. According to The Indian Express, citing police sources, when Vinod Singh's mother went to prepare tea, Sajid went to the third floor of the house where the two boys were playing with their brother, Piyush (8).

SSP Budaun Alok Priyadarshi told ANI that the accused Sajid entered the house yesterday at around 7:30 pm and went to the terrace where the children were playing. He attacked the two children and murdered them. He then came down where the crowd tried to hold him back but he escaped.