Overview

• Israna, 30, and her daughters Sofia, 5, and Sumaiya, 2, were found dead inside their residence at Gangnauli’s Badi Masjid on Saturday after locals noticed blood and alerted police.
• Police say two madrasa students have been detained and, during questioning, admitted to the killings, citing resentment over scolding and punishment by the imam.
• Officers say the boys led them to a hammer and a knife believed to be the weapons, with investigators noting that CCTV within the compound had been turned off before the attack.
• Exterior camera footage helped identify the suspects loitering near the mosque around midday, and the minors are being processed under juvenile procedures as forensic and post-mortem analyses proceed.
• Senior officials from the Meerut range visited the scene, multiple police teams remain deployed, and tensions in the village prompted additional security after initial protests by residents.