Murder of two daughters: Stepfather caught

Bengaluru, NT Bureau:  Sumit, the stepfather who allegedly killed two girls, has been arrested by Amrithalli police.

After the murder, the accused, had reached Yeshavantpur railway station to flee when he was arrested. The murder was committed on August 24 and after the police registered a case, they laid a trap to nab the accused on August 25.

The accused was arrested when he had switched on his mobile to buy a train ticket. The police who were on the trail of the accused, immediately traced his mobile phone and succeeded in arresting him.

The incident in which the girls were strangled and killed took place at Kaveri Layout under Amrithalli police station limits.

Sumit, the accused stepfather of the 14- and 16-year-old sisters, had been living with his wife and children in Kaveri Layout , had recently been involved in arguments with his wife and children. When the fights worsened, he hacked the two children with a machete.

The children's mother Anita works in a garments unit and Sumit is a food delivery boy. North East Division DCP Sajeet said the family hails from UP.